The Charter Trustees Regulations 1996

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Local Government Act 1992;

“the 1972 Act” means the Local Government Act 1972;(1)

“the establishment date”, in relation to any charter trustees, means the date (being 1st April in any year) which is specified as such in a relevant instrument;

“existing”, in relation to an area, means that area as it exists immediately before the establishment date;

“the relevant council” means—

(a)

the council of the district in which is comprised the area for which charter trustees are established; or

(b)

where that area is comprised in a county in which there are no district councils, the council of the county; and

“relevant instrument” means these Regulations or any other statutory instrument made under the Act by which charter trustees are established.

(2) Where, pursuant to a provision in a relevant instrument, the charter trustees elect one of their number to be a city mayor or a deputy city mayor or, as the case may be, a town mayor or a deputy town mayor, references in these Regulations to the chairman or the vice-chairman of the charter trustees shall be construed, as the case may be, as references to the city or town mayor or the deputy city or deputy town mayor.

(1)

1972 c. 70.