Part 7Best value

Best value authorities

136Parish councils and community councils etc not to be best value authorities

(1)

In section 1 of the Local Government Act 1999 (c. 27) (best value authorities)—

(a)

in subsection (2) (definition of local authority in relation to England), in paragraph (a), for “, a London borough council, a parish council or a parish meeting of a parish which does not have a separate parish council” substitute “or a London borough council”;

(b)

in subsection (3) (definition of local authority in relation to Wales), for “, a county borough council or a community council” substitute “or a county borough council”;

(c)

in subsection (7) (definition of local authority in Wales), for “, county borough council or community council” substitute “or county borough council”.

(2)

In section 2(2) of that Act (authorities to which best value duties may be extended), omit paragraph (a) (local precepting authorities).

(3)

Schedule 7 (consequential amendments) has effect.