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Best value authoritiesE+W

1 Best value authorities.E+W

(1)For the purposes of this Part each of these is a best value authority—

[F1(a)an English local authority;]

(b)a National Park authority [F2for a National Park in England];

(c)the Broads Authority;

[F3(d)the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a police authority;]

[F4(e)a fire and rescue authority [F5in England] constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies, and a metropolitan county fire and civil defence authority;]

[F6(f)the London Fire Commissioner;]

[F7(g)an authority established under section 10 of the Local Government Act 1985 (waste disposal authorities);]

F8(ga). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F9(h)an Integrated Transport Authority for an integrated transport area in England;]

[F10(ha)an economic prosperity board established under section 88 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;

(hb)a combined authority established under section 103 of that Act;]

[F11(hc)a sub-national transport body established under section 102E of the Local Transport Act 2008;]

[F12(hd)a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;]

(i)Transport for London;

F13(j). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F14(k). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2)[F15In this section, “English local authority” means]

(a)a county council [F16in England], a district council [F17or a London borough council];

(b)the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

(c)the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority;

(d)the Greater London Authority so far as it exercises its functions through the Mayor.

F18(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F19(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F20(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F21(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F22(7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F23(8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F4S. 1(1)(e) substituted (1.10.2004 except in relation to W., 10.11.2004 for W.) by Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21), s. 61, Sch. 1 para. 91; S.I. 2004/2304, art. 2; S.I. 2004/2917, art. 2

F6S. 1(1)(f) substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 1.4.2018 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 2 para. 107; S.I. 2018/227, reg. 4(c)

F11S. 1(1)(hc) inserted (28.1.2016 for specified purposes, 28.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1), s. 25(2), Sch. 5 para. 15

F14S. 1(1)(k) repealed (1.4.2010) by Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 2), s. 53(2), Sch. 1 para. 10, Sch. 4; S.I. 2009/3272, art. 3(1), Sch. 2 (with art. 3(2)-(5)) (as amended (8.9.2010) by S.I. 2010/2237, art. 2)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 1 wholly in force at 27.7.2000; s. 1 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 27; s. 1(1)(d)(e)(4)(a)(b) in force at 10.8.1999 by S.I. 1999/2169, art. 2(1); s. 1(1)(a)(b)(c)(g)(h)(2)(a)(b)(c)(5) in force (E.) at 10.8.1999 and (W.) for certain purposes at 10.8.1999 by S.I. 1999/2169, art. 2(2), Sch. 1; s. 1(1)(a)(b)(g)(3)(5)(a) in force (W.) at 1.10.1999 by S.I. 1999/2815, art. 2; s. 1(1)(f)(i)(j)(2)(d)(4)(c) in force at 3.7.2000 in relation to England by S.I. 2000/1724, art. 2; s. 1 in force at 27.7.2000 in so far as not already in force see s. 27

2 Power to extend or disapply [F24: Secretary of State].E+W

(1)The Secretary of State may by order provide that any of the authorities and bodies mentioned in subsection (2) is a best value authority for the purposes of this Part.

(2)The authorities and bodies are—

F25(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)a levying body within the meaning of section 74(1) of the M1Local Government Finance Act 1988 [F26 in respect of which the county council or charging authority referred to in section 74(1)(b) of that Act was a council or authority for an area in England];

(c)a body to which section 75 of that Act applies (special levies) [F27and which as regards the financial year beginning in 1989 had power to levy a rate by reference to property in England].

F28(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4)The Secretary of State may by order provide for the Greater London Authority to be a best value authority for the purposes of this Part in relation to—

(a)specified functions of the Authority which it does not exercise through the Mayor;

(b)specified functions which are not functions of the Authority but are functions of another best value authority;

and an order may provide for this Part to have effect in relation to those functions with specified modifications.

(5)The Secretary of State may by order provide that a best value authority specified, or of a description specified, in the order is not to be subject, in relation to such functions as may be specified, [F29to the duty in section 3.]

F30(5A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(6)No order shall be made under this section unless a draft has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I2 S. 2 wholly in force at 27.7.2000; s. 2 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 27; s. 2(1)-(3) (5)(6) in force (E.) at 27.9.1999 and (W.) for certain purposes at 27.9.1999 by S.I. 1999/2169, art. 3(2), Sch. 2; s. 2(1)(2)(3)(5) in force at 1.10.1999 (W.) by S.I. 1999/2815, art. 2; s. 2(4) in force at 3.7.2000 in relation to England by S.I. 2000/1724, art. 2; s. 2 in force at 27.7.2000 in so far as not already in force see s. 27

Marginal Citations

F322APower to extend or disapply: [F31Welsh Ministers]E+W

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