The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Further Financial Provisions and Amendment) Regulations 2009

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the 1988 Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1988(1);

“the 1992 Act” means the Local Government Finance Act 1992(2);

“predecessor council” means a local authority which, by or in consequence of a section 7 order, ceases to exist on the reorganisation date;

“preparing council” means a local authority which, in accordance with a section 7 order, becomes a single tier council on the reorganisation date;

“reorganisation date”, in relation to a single tier council, means the date specified in the section 7 order as that on which a structural change comes into effect;

“section 7 order” means an order under section 7 of the 2007 Act;

“shadow council” means an authority (not being a local authority) which, in accordance with a section 7 order, becomes a single tier council on the reorganisation date; and

“single tier council” means a local authority which on and after the reorganisation date is the sole principal authority for an area.

(2) For the purposes of these Regulations—

(a) a single tier council is related to a predecessor council if on the reorganisation date the area of the single tier council includes that of the predecessor council; and

(b) where on the reorganisation date the area of a predecessor council comprises the areas of two or more single tier councils taken together, both or all of those single tier councils are related to the predecessor council.

(1)

1988 c.41. Amendments relevant to these Regulations are made by paragraph 16 of Schedule 1 to the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c.28).

(2)

1992 c.14. Chapter 4A, which includes sections 52X and 52Y, was inserted by the Local Government Act 1999 (c.27), section 30 and Schedule 1. There are other amendments not relevant to these Regulations.