(1)In this Chapter “specified authority” means a person listed in the first column of a table in Schedule 1.
(2)Subsection (3) applies to a specified authority listed in Schedule 1 in terms that refer to the exercise of particular functions or to a particular capacity that it has.
(3)References in this Chapter to the authority’s functions are to those functions or its functions when acting in that capacity.
(4)In this Chapter “local government area” means—
(a)in relation to England, a district, a London borough, the City of London or the Isles of Scilly;
(b)in relation to Wales, a county or county borough.
(5)For the purposes of this Chapter the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple form part of the City of London.
(6)For the purposes of this Chapter a specified authority listed in a table in Schedule 1 is an authority for the local government area or (as the case may be) each local government area listed in the corresponding entry in the second column of the table.
(7)The Secretary of State may by regulations amend Schedule 1 by adding, modifying or removing a reference to a specified authority or a local government area.
Commencement Information
I1S. 11 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 208(4)(b)