2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“the 1988 Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1988;
“the 1992 Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1992(1);
“the 1995 Act” means the Environment Act 1995;
“billing authority” means the council of a county or county borough established under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994(2);
“National Park authority” means the authority established for a National Park in Wales by Article 3 of the National Park Authorities (Wales) Order 1995(3);
“relevant billing authority” means a billing authority the whole or any part of whose area is within a National Park in Wales and by which authority a local authority member of the National Park authority established for that National Park is to be appointed(4);
“the Secretary of State” means the Secretary of State for Wales.
By section 35(1) of the Act of 1994, the council of a county or county borough established under that Act is a billing authority in relation to the financial year beginning on 1st April 1996 and in relation to subsequent financial years.
S.I. 1995/2803.
By virtue of section 71(1) of the 1995 Act, as read with paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 7 to that Act, a National Park authority may issue a levy to the councils for principal areas by whom local authority members of that National Park authority are to be appointed. In Wales such councils are councils of the counties or county boroughs established under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994. Article 6 of and Schedule 2 to the said Order of 1995 makes provision as to the appointment of local authority members by such councils.