Part 2Local authorities: governance and audit

Chapter 2Mutual insurance

35Mutual insurance: supplementary

(1)

This section applies for the purposes of section 34.

(2)

A qualifying authority is—

(a)

a county council in England;

(b)

a district council in England;

(c)

a London borough council;

(d)

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

(e)

the Greater London Authority so far as it exercises its functions through the Mayor;

(f)

the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

(g)

a county council in Wales;

(h)

a county borough council in Wales;

(i)

a National Park authority;

(j)

the Broads Authority;

(k)

a police authority;

(l)

a fire and rescue authority not falling within paragraphs (a) to (h);

(m)

a joint waste authority established under section 207(1) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28);

(n)

a waste disposal authority established under section 10 of the Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51);

(o)

an Integrated Transport Authority;

(p)

Transport for London;

(q)

the London Development Agency;

(r)

an economic prosperity board established under section 88 or a combined authority established under section 103.

(3)

The “appropriate national authority” means—

(a)

the Secretary of State, in relation to England;

(b)

the Welsh Ministers, in relation to Wales.

(4)

Regulations under section 34 are to be made by statutory instrument.

(5)

A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (2), (4) or (5)(b) of that section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of—

(a)

either House of Parliament (in the case of regulations made by the Secretary of State);

(b)

the National Assembly for Wales (in the case of regulations made by the Welsh Ministers).

(6)

A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (6) of that section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of—

(a)

each House of Parliament (in the case of regulations made by the Secretary of State);

(b)

the National Assembly for Wales (in the case of regulations made by the Welsh Ministers).