Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55)

Part 1 U.K. Levelling-up missions

General U.K.

8 Interpretation of Part 1 U.K.

In this Part—

• “current statement of levelling-up missions” has the meaning given by section 1(12);

• “devolved authorities” means—

  (a)

  the Scottish Ministers,

  (b)

  the Welsh Ministers, and

  (c)

  the Northern Ireland departments;

• “devolved legislatures” means—

  (a)

  the Scottish Parliament,

  (b)

  Senedd Cymru, and

  (c)

  the Northern Ireland Assembly;

• “geographical disparities” means geographical disparities in economic, social or other opportunities or outcomes;

• “His Majesty’s Government” means His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom;

• “levelling-up mission” has the meaning given by section 1(2)(a);

• “Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975;

• “mission period” has the meaning given by section 1(2)(a);

• “mission progress methodology and metrics” has the meaning given by section 1(2)(b);

• “statement of levelling-up missions” has the meaning given by section 1(2).

Commencement Information

I1 S. 8 in force at 26.12.2023, see s. 255(1)(b)