In this Schedule—

• “the appropriate national authority” means—

  1. a

     in relation to local authorities and areas in England, the Secretary of State or the Minister for the Cabinet Office,

  2. b

     in relation to local authorities and areas in Wales, the Welsh Ministers,

  3. c

     in relation to local authorities and areas in Scotland, the Scottish Ministers, and

  4. d

     in relation to local authorities and areas in Northern Ireland, a Northern Ireland department;

• “burial authority” means—

  1. a

     a burial authority for the purposes of section 214 of the Local Government Act 1972,

  2. b

     a burial authority for the purposes of the Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 20) (see section 2 of that Act), or

  3. c

     a district council in Northern Ireland exercising its functions under Part 3 of the Public Health (Ireland) Act 1878;

• “combined authority” means a combined authority established under section 103(1) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;

• “cremation authority” means—

  1. a

     a cremation authority for the purposes of the Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016 (see section 47(5) of that Act), or

  2. b

     a district council in Northern Ireland providing and maintaining a crematorium under Article 17 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985/1208) (N.I. 15));

• “English local authority” means—

  1. a

     a combined authority,

  2. b

     a county council,

  3. c

     a district council,

  4. d

     a London borough council,

  5. e

     the Greater London Authority,

  6. f

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

  7. g

     the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

• “local authority” means—

  1. a

     an English local authority,

  2. b

     a county council in Wales or a county borough council,

  3. c

     a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, or

  4. d

     a district council in Northern Ireland;

• “mayoral combined authority” has the meaning given by section 107A(8) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.