1.—(1) Paragraph (3B) of section 175 of the 1972 Act M1 (allowances for attending conferences and meetings) applies as if the Authority were a combined body all the members of which are representatives of local authorities.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of section 177 of the 1972 Act M2 (provisions supplementary to sections 173 to 176 of that Act), the Authority is to be treated as a body specified in section 21(1) of the 1989 Act.
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M1Subsection (3B) is inserted by section 25(3) of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c.65), and amended by paragraph 27(b) of Schedule 11 to the 1989 Act. Section 175 applies to a National Park authority by virtue of paragraph 11(1) of Schedule 7 to the 1995 Act.
M2Section 177(1) was substituted by paragraph 28 of Schedule 11 to the 1989 Act.
2. Part 8 (financial administration) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 M3 applies as if—
(a)the Authority were a relevant authority for the purposes of that Part; and
(b)references to “the commencement day” were references to 1st April 2010.
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M31988 c. 41. Section 111(1) and (2) defines “a relevant authority” for the purposes of Part 8 of the Act. Section 111(4) defines “the commencement day”.
3.—(1) The Local Authorities (Standing Orders) Regulations 1993 M4 apply as if—
(a)in regulations 1 to 3 and Schedule 1 (standing orders relating to chief officers), the Authority were a relevant authority within the meaning of regulation 1;
(b)in regulation 4 (meetings and proceedings), the Authority were a council mentioned in paragraph (1) of that regulation; and
(c)in paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 (signing minutes - extraordinary meetings), the reference to a meeting called under paragraph 3 of Schedule 12 to the 1972 Act were a reference to an extraordinary meeting of the Authority.
(2) Regulations 6 and 7 of the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) Regulations 2001 (standing orders in respect of disciplinary action and investigation of alleged misconduct) M5 apply as if the Authority were a local authority for the purpose of those Regulations.