Part 1Levelling-up missions

General

8Interpretation of Part 1

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).