Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20)

Part 7 Multi-area agreements

Supplementary and general

136 Consultation on guidance

(1) Before issuing guidance under this Part, the Secretary of State must consult—

(a) such representatives of local government, and

(b) such other persons (if any),

as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

(2) The reference in subsection (1) to representatives of local government includes representatives of any persons who are, or are capable of being, partner authorities for the area covered by a multi-area agreement.

137 Interpretation

In this Part—

• “the agreement area” has the meaning given by section 133(1);

• “improvement target” has the meaning given by section 121(4);

• “local authority” has the meaning given by section 122;

• “multi-area agreement” has the meaning given by section 121(2);

• “non-unitary district council” has the meaning given by section 124(3);

• “partner authority” has the meaning given by section 123;

• “the proposed area” has the meaning given by section 124(1);

• “the responsible authority”, in relation to a draft multi-area agreement, means the local authority nominated under section 124(4) to be responsible for preparing and submitting the draft;

• “the responsible authority”, in relation to a multi-area agreement, has the meaning given by section 131;

• “revision proposal” has the meaning given by section 132(2).