http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/22/section/2/2012-07-01Local Government Act 2000An Act to make provision with respect to the functions and procedures of local authorities and provision with respect to local authority elections; to make provision with respect to grants and housing benefit in respect of certain welfare services; to amend section 29 of the Children Act 1989; and for connected purposes.2000-08-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-04-15Expert Participation2012-07-01 Part I Promotion of economic, social or environmental well-being <Abbreviation Expansion="Et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc</Abbreviation> Promotion of well-being Promotion of well-being.21Every local authority in Wales are to have power to do anything which they consider is likely to achieve any one or more of the following objects—athe promotion or improvement of the economic well-being of their area,bthe promotion or improvement of the social well-being of their area, andcthe promotion or improvement of the environmental well-being of their area.2The power under subsection (1) may be exercised in relation to or for the benefit of—athe whole or any part of a local authority’s area, orball or any persons resident or present in a local authority’s area.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3BIn determining whether or how to exercise the power under subsection (1), a local authority in Wales must have regard to the community strategy for its area published under section 39(4) of the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 or, where the strategy has been amended following a review under section 41 of that Measure, the strategy most recently published under section 41(6).3CThe community strategy for the area of a community council is the strategy referred to in subsection (3B) that is published by the county council or county borough council in whose area lies the community or communities for which the community council is established.4The power under subsection (1) includes power for a local authority to—aincur expenditure,bgive financial assistance to any person,center into arrangements or agreements with any person,dco-operate with, or facilitate or co-ordinate the activities of, any person,eexercise on behalf of any person any functions of that person, andfprovide staff, goods, services or accommodation to any person.5The power under subsection (1) includes power for a local authority to do anything in relation to, or for the benefit of, any person or area situated outside their area if they consider that it is likely to achieve any one or more of the objects in that subsection.6Nothing in subsection (4) or (5) affects the generality of the power under subsection (1).S. 2 restricted (8.1.2003) by 2002 c. 41, s. 55 (with s. 159); S.I. 2002/2811, art. 2, Sch.S. 2 restricted (8.1.2003) by 2002 c. 41, ss. 54, 162(2), Sch. 3 (with s. 159); S.I. 2002/2811, art. 2, Sch.S. 2 wholly in force at 9.4.2001; s. 2 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 108; s. 2 in force (E.) at 18.10.2000 by S.I. 2000/2836, arts. 1(3), 2(a); s. 2 in force (W.) at 9.4.2001 by S.I. 2001/1471, art. 2S. 2(3B) inserted (1.1.2010) by Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 2), s. 53(2), Sch. 2 para. 2(b) (with Sch. 3 para. 2); S.I. 2009/3272, art. 2, Sch. 1S. 2 functions made exercisable concurrently (1.4.2011) by The Greater Manchester Combined Authority Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/908), arts. 1, 10, Sch. 3 para. 7S. 2(3C) inserted (10.7.2011) by Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 4), ss. 126(2), 178(2) (with s. 128)S. 2(3)(3A) repealed (4.4.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 25 Pt. 1; S.I. 2012/1008, art. 2(d)Words in s. 2(1) inserted (4.4.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 1 para. 3; S.I. 2012/1008, art. 2(b) (with arts. 7, 8)