Part II Transfer of Airport Undertakings of Local Authorities
Preliminary
E112 Interpretation of Part II.
1
In this Part—
“local authority”—
a
in relation to England F1. . ., means a local authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1972 or the Common Council of the City of London; and
F2aa
in relation to Wales, means the council of a county or of a county borough;
b
in relation to Scotland, has the same meaning as in the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1973; and
“principal council”—
a
in relation to England and Wales, means the council of a non-metropolitan county, of a district, or of a London borough; and
b
in relation to Scotland, means a regional or islands council.
2
References in this Part to—
a
a public airport company;
b
the controlling authority of a public airport company;
c
a composite authority;
d
constituent councils of a composite authority; or
e
an associated company,
shall be read in accordance with the relevant provisions of section 16.
3
For the purposes of this Part an airport shall be treated as controlled by a principal council or (as the case may be) be two or more principal councils jointly if it is for the time being owned—
a
by the council or jointly by those councils; or
b
by a subsidiary of that council or those councils; or
c
by the council or those councils jointly with any such subsidiary.
4
Any reference in this Part, in relation to two or more principal councils, to a subsidiary of those councils shall be read as a reference to a body corporate which would, if those councils were a single body corporate, be a subsidiary of that body corporate.
E212 Interpretation of Part II.
1
In this Part—
“local authority”—
a
in relation to England F3. . ., means a local authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1972 or the Common Council of the City of London; and
F4aa
in relation to Wales, means the council of a county or of a county borough;
b
in relation to Scotland, F5means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994; and
“principal council”—
a
in relation to England and Wales, means the council of a non-metropolitan county, of a district, or of a London borough; and
b
in relation to Scotland, means a F6local authority.
2
References in this Part to—
a
a public airport company;
b
the controlling authority of a public airport company;
c
a composite authority;
d
constituent councils of a composite authority; or
e
an associated company,
shall be read in accordance with the relevant provisions of section 16.
3
For the purposes of this Part an airport shall be treated as controlled by a principal council or (as the case may be) be two or more principal councils jointly if it is for the time being owned—
a
by the council or jointly by those councils; or
b
by a subsidiary of that council or those councils; or
c
by the council or those councils jointly with any such subsidiary.
4
Any reference in this Part, in relation to two or more principal councils, to a subsidiary of those councils shall be read as a reference to a body corporate which would, if those councils were a single body corporate, be a subsidiary of that body corporate.