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(1)For the purposes of this Part each of these is a best value authority—
(a)a local authority;
(b)a National Park authority;
(c)the Broads Authority;
(d)a police authority;
(e)a fire authority constituted by a combination scheme and a metropolitan county fire and civil defence authority;
(f)the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority;
(g)a waste disposal authority;
(h)a metropolitan county passenger transport authority;
(i)Transport for London;
(j)the London Development Agency.
(2)In relation to England “local authority” in subsection (1)(a) means—
(a)a county council, a district council, a London borough council, a parish council or a parish meeting of a parish which does not have a separate parish council;
(b)the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
(c)the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority;
(d)the Greater London Authority so far as it exercises its functions through the Mayor.
(3)In relation to Wales “local authority” in subsection (1)(a) means a county council, a county borough council or a community council.
(4)In subsection (1)(d) “police authority” means—
(a)a police authority established under section 3 of the Police Act 1996;
(b)the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a police authority;
(c)the Metropolitan Police Authority.
(5)In subsection (1)(g) “waste disposal authority” means an authority which—
(a)is a waste disposal authority for the purposes of Part II of the [1990 c. 43.] Environmental Protection Act 1990, or
(b)is established under section 10 of the [1985 c. 51.] Local Government Act 1985 (joint arrangements).
(1)The Secretary of State may by order provide that any of the authorities and bodies mentioned in subsection (2) is a best value authority for the purposes of this Part.
(2)The authorities and bodies are—
(a)a local precepting authority within the meaning of section 39(2) of the [1992 c. 14.] Local Government Finance Act 1992;
(b)a levying body within the meaning of section 74(1) of the [1988 c. 41.] Local Government Finance Act 1988;
(c)a body to which section 75 of that Act applies (special levies).
(3)An order under subsection (1) providing for an authority or body to be a best value authority may provide for section 7 to have effect in relation to that authority or body with specified modifications.
(4)The Secretary of State may by order provide for the Greater London Authority to be a best value authority for the purposes of this Part in relation to—
(a)specified functions of the Authority which it does not exercise through the Mayor;
(b)specified functions which are not functions of the Authority but are functions of another best value authority;
and an order may provide for this Part to have effect in relation to those functions with specified modifications.
(5)The Secretary of State may by order provide that a best value authority specified, or of a description specified, in the order is not to be subject, in relation to such functions as may be specified, to a duty—
(a)which is specified in the order, and
(b)to which the authority would otherwise be subject under this Part.
(6)No order shall be made under this section unless a draft has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament.
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