Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009

47 Part 2: interpretation etc

(1) For the purposes of this Part—

• “community planning” (“cynllunio cymunedol”) must be construed in accordance with section 37;

• “community planning partner” (“partner cynllunio cymunedol”) means a person falling within section 38;

• “current community strategy” (“strategaeth gymunedol gyfredol”) means the community strategy for a local authority’s area published under section 39(4) or, where the strategy has been amended following a review under section 41, the strategy most recently published under section 41(6);

• “local authority” (“awdurdod lleol”) means a county council or a county borough council in Wales;

• “National Park authority” (“awdurdod Parc Cenedlaethol”) means a National Park authority for a National Park in Wales;

• “police area” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Police Act 1996;

• “police authority” (“awdurdod heddlu”) means a police authority in Wales established under section 3 of the Police Act 1996;

• “Welsh fire and rescue authority” (“awdurdod tân ac achub Cymreig”) has the same meaning as in section 1(c).

(2) Any reference in this Part to an action being performed or a function being exercised for the purposes of achieving a community strategy objective is a reference to an action being performed or a function being exercised as described in section 37(2)(c).

(3) Where this Part refers to a thing being connected with a community planning partner’s functions, the functions in question do not include the partner’s functions under this Part.

(4) A document referred to by this Measure as a “community strategy” (or by an expression including that term) may instead be referred to by whatever alternative name is agreed between a local authority and its community planning partners.