PART 2Prevention, investigation and prosecution of crime

CHAPTER 2Offensive weapons homicide reviews

I136Interpretation

1

In this Chapter—

  • F1...

  • devolved Welsh authority” has the meaning given in section 157A of the Government of Wales Act 2006;

  • F3integrated care board” means a body established under section 14Z25 of the National Health Service Act 2006;

  • local authority” means—

    1. a

      in relation to England—

      1. i

        a county council,

      2. ii

        a district council,

      3. iii

        a London borough council,

      4. iv

        the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority, or

      5. v

        the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

    2. b

      in relation to Wales—

      1. i

        a county council, or

      2. ii

        a county borough council;

  • local health board” means a local health board established under section 11 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006;

  • NHS body” has the same meaning as in the National Health Service Act 2006 (see section 275 of that Act);

  • review partner” means—

    1. a

      a chief officer of police for a police area in England or Wales,

    2. b

      a local authority,

    3. c

      F2an integrated care board, or

    4. d

      a local health board;

  • relevant review partner” has the meaning given by section 25.

2

The Secretary of State may by regulations—

a

amend the definition of “review partner”, and

b

make such consequential amendments of this Chapter as appear to the Secretary of State to be appropriate.

3

Before making regulations under subsection (2), the Secretary of State must consult—

a

such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to represent review partners,

b

the Welsh Ministers, so far as the proposed regulations relate to a devolved Welsh authority, and

c

such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.