(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 M1Environmental Protection Act 1990, or
(b)is established under section 10 of the M2Local Government Act 1985 (joint arrangements).
Commencement Information
I1 S. 1 wholly in force at 27.7.2000; s. 1 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 27; s. 1(1)(d)(e)(4)(a)(b) in force at 10.8.1999 by S.I. 1999/2169, art. 2(1); s. 1(1)(a)(b)(c)(g)(h)(2)(a)(b)(c)(5) in force (E.) at 10.8.1999 and (W.) for certain purposes at 10.8.1999 by S.I. 1999/2169, art. 2(2), Sch. 1; s. 1(1)(a)(b)(g)(3)(5)(a) in force (W.) at 1.10.1999 by S.I. 1999/2815, art. 2; s. 1(1)(f)(i)(j)(2)(d)(4)(c) in force at 3.7.2000 in relation to England by S.I. 2000/1724, art. 2; s. 1 in force at 27.7.2000 in so far as not already in force see s. 27
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