Local Government Act 1999

1 Best value authorities

(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).