Part 7Best value

Best value authorities

136Parish councils and community councils etc not to be best value authorities

(1)

In section 1 of the Local Government Act 1999 (c. 27) (best value authorities)—

(a)

in subsection (2) (definition of local authority in relation to England), in paragraph (a), for “, a London borough council, a parish council or a parish meeting of a parish which does not have a separate parish council” substitute “ or a London borough council ”;

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(c)

in subsection (7) (definition of local authority in Wales), for “, county borough council or community council” substitute “ or county borough council ”.

(2)

In section 2(2) of that Act (authorities to which best value duties may be extended), omit paragraph (a) (local precepting authorities).

(3)

Schedule 7 (consequential amendments) has effect.