In this Part—

• “the 1989 Act” means the Local Government and Housing Act 198934;

• “2009-electing council” means a single tier council to which elections are to be held in 2009;

• “licensing function” means any function conferred by or under—

  1. a

     the Gambling Act 200535,

  2. b

     the Licensing Act 200336, or

  3. c

     any other enactment relating to the licensing of premises for any purpose, where the function is for the time being listed in paragraph B (licensing and registration functions) of Schedule 1 to the 2000 Regulations) (functions not to be the responsibility of an authority’s executive) so far as not covered by any other paragraph of that Schedule;

• “planning function” means any function—

  1. a

     conferred by or under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning Act 199037 (control over development), or

  2. b

     for the time being listed in Section A of Schedule 1 to the 2000 Regulations (functions relating to town and country planning and development control);

• “pre-election period”, in relation to a 2009-electing council, means the period beginning on the reorganisation date and ending on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2009; and

• “relevant committee” means a committee of a 2009-electing council established—

  1. a

     under section 6(1) of the Licensing Act 200338;

  2. b

     for the purpose of the exercise by the council of any other licensing function; or

  3. c

     for the purpose of the exercise by the council of any planning function.