Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009

35 Mutual insurance: supplementary

(1) This section applies for the purposes of section 34.

(2) A qualifying authority is—

(a) a county council in England;

(b) a district council in England;

(c) a London borough council;

(d) the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority;

(e) the Greater London Authority so far as it exercises its functions through the Mayor;

(f) the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

(g) a county council in Wales;

(h) a county borough council in Wales;

(i) a National Park authority;

(j) the Broads Authority;

(k) a police authority;

(l) a fire and rescue authority not falling within paragraphs (a) to (h);

(m) a joint waste authority established under section 207(1) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28);

(n) a waste disposal authority established under section 10 of the Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51);

(o) an Integrated Transport Authority;

(p) Transport for London;

(q) the London Development Agency;

(r) an economic prosperity board established under section 88 or a combined authority established under section 103.

(3) The “appropriate national authority” means—

(a) the Secretary of State, in relation to England;

(b) the Welsh Ministers, in relation to Wales.

(4) Regulations under section 34 are to be made by statutory instrument.

(5) A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (2), (4) or (5)(b) of that section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of—

(a) either House of Parliament (in the case of regulations made by the Secretary of State);

(b) the National Assembly for Wales (in the case of regulations made by the Welsh Ministers).

(6) A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (6) of that section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of—

(a) each House of Parliament (in the case of regulations made by the Secretary of State);

(b) the National Assembly for Wales (in the case of regulations made by the Welsh Ministers).