In this Act—

• ”the Act of 2007" means the London Local Authorities Act 2007;

• ”authorised officer", in relation to a borough council, means—

  1. a

     any employee of the council;

  2. b

     any other person by whom, in pursuance of arrangements made with the council, any functions under this Act fall to be discharged; or

  3. c

     any employee of any such person,

  who is authorised in writing by the council to act in relation to the relevant provision of this Act;

• ”borough council" means London borough council and includes the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority and ”borough" and ”council" shall be construed accordingly.