In Part I of Schedule 6 to the Highways Act 1980 (procedure for making and confirming certain orders relating to footpaths and bridleways), in paragraph 3(3)(a), for sub-paragraph (i) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraphs—

“(i)

a billing authority or a precepting authority, as defined in section 69 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992;

(ia)

a combined police authority or a combined fire authority, as defined in section 144 of the M1Local Government Finance Act 1988;”.