4. In this Part—
“the 2000 Act” means the Local Government Act 2000(1);
“the 2008 Regulations” means the Standards Committee (England) Regulations 2008(2);
“allegation” means a written allegation under section 57A(1) of the 2000 Act;
“standards committee”, in relation to a council, means that council’s standards committee or a sub-committee of that committee,
and references to a numbered regulation are to the regulation of that number in the 2008 Regulations.
2000 c.22. Section 57A, with sections 57B to 57D and section 58, were substituted for section 58 by section 185 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c.28).