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1 Best value authorities.E+W
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(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;]
(f)the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority;
[F6(g)an authority established under section 10 of the Local Government Act 1985 (waste disposal authorities);]
F7(ga). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F8(h)an Integrated Transport Authority for an integrated transport area in England;]
[F9(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;]
[F10(hc)a sub-national transport body established under section 102E of the Local Transport Act 2008;]
(i)Transport for London;
F11(j). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F12(k). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)[F13In this section, “English local authority” means]
(a)a county council [F14in England], a district council [F15or 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.
F16(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F17(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F18(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F19(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F20(7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F21(8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F1S. 1(1)(a) substituted (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 8 para. 2(2)(a); S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(e)
F2Words in s. 1(1)(b) inserted (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 8 para. 2(2)(b); S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(e)
F3S. 1(1)(d) substituted (22.11.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 242(2); S.I. 2012/2892, art. 2(i)
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
F5Words in s. 1(1)(e) inserted (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 8 para. 2(2)(c); S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(e)
F6S. 1(1)(g) substituted (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 8 para. 2(2)(d); S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(e)
F7S. 1(1)(ga) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(7), Sch. 13 para. 6(30); S.I. 2015/994, art. 6(g)
F8S. 1(1)(h) substituted (9.2.2009) by Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26), s. 134(4), Sch. 4 para. 62(2); S.I. 2009/107, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 1
F9S. 1(1)(ha)(hb) inserted (17.12.2009) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(6), Sch. 6 para. 91; S.I. 2009/3318, art. 2(c)
F10S. 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
F11S. 1(1)(j) repealed (31.3.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 25 Pt. 32; S.I. 2012/628, art. 4(d)
F12S. 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)
F13Words in s. 1(2) substituted (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 8 para. 2(3)(a); S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(e)
F14Words in s. 1(2)(a) inserted (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 8 para. 2(3)(b); S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(e)
F15Words in s. 1(2)(a) substituted (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), ss. 136(1)(a), 245(5); S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(a)
F16S. 1(3) repealed (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 8 para. 2(4), Sch. 18 Pt. 8; S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(e)(i)(v)
F17S. 1(4) omitted (16.1.2012) by virtue of Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 242(3); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 2 para. 59)
F18S. 1(5) repealed (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 8 para. 2(6), Sch. 18 Pt. 8; S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(e)(i)(v)
F19S. 1(6) 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)
F20S. 1(7) 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)
F21S. 1(8) repealed (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 8 para. 2(7), Sch. 18 Pt. 8; S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(e)(i)(v)
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
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