Part IV General

Supplementary

53 Interpretation.

1

In this Act—

  • “the 1972 Act” means the M1Local Government Act 1972;

  • F1. . .

  • “auditor”, in relation to the accounts of any body, means (except in section 31(1)) the person or any of the persons appointed by the Commission to act as auditor in relation to those accounts and, to the extent provided by section 3(11), includes a person assisting an auditor under arrangements approved under section 3(9);

  • F2“best value authority” means a best value authority for the purposes of Part I of the Local Government Act 1999;

  • “body subject to audit” means a body whose accounts are required to be audited in accordance with this Act;

  • F11...

  • F12“firm” means any entity, whether or not a legal person, which is not an individual and includes a body corporate, a corporation sole and a partnership or other unincorporated association;

  • F3“functional body” means a functional body within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (see section 424(1) of that Act);

  • “the health service” has the same meaning as in F8the National Health Service Act 2006 ;

  • F7“health service body” means F13a clinical commissioning group or an F9NHS body (within the meaning of Schedule 15 to the National Health Service Act 2006), other than a Special Health Authority F10or NHS Direct National Health Service Trust;

  • F6“local government body” means a body mentioned in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2, other than one mentioned in paragraph (g) of that paragraph;

  • F6“local government body in Wales” has the meaning given in section 12(1) of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004;

  • “statutory provision” means any provision contained in or having effect under any enactment.

  • F6“Welsh NHS body” has the meaning given in section 60 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004;

2

Subject to paragraph 11(5) of Schedule 1, section 270 of the 1972 Act (general interpretation) applies for the interpretation of this Act.

3

A reference in this Act to the accounts of a body—

a

in relation to the Common Council is a reference to the accounts mentioned in paragraph 2(a) and (b) of Schedule 2; F4. . .

b

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4

A reference in this Act to a local government elector for any area—

a

in relation to the Broads Authority, is a reference to a local government elector for the area of any participating authority (as defined by section 25 of the M2Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988); and

b

in relation to a National Park authority which is the local planning authority for a National Park, is a reference to a local government elector for any area the whole or any part of which is comprised in that Park.

F55

Any functions conferred or imposed on the Greater London Authority under or by virtue of this Act shall be functions which are exercisable by the Mayor of London acting on behalf of the Authority.

F56

Subsection (5) does not apply in relation to any function expressly conferred on the London Assembly.