http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2421/regulation/4The Assets of Community Value (England) Regulations 2012Local governmentenLOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLANDStatute Law Database2026-06-11Expert Participation2017-04-06 Chapter 3 of Part 5 of the Localism Act 2011 (“the Act”) makes provision for England and Wales in relation to assets of community value, and includes powers for the Secretary of State to make further detailed provision in relation to England. These Regulations, which apply to England only, contain those details and come into force at the same time as commencement of Chapter 3, Part 5 of the Act, to give effect to the assets of community value scheme. Definition of local connection41For the purposes of these regulations and section 89(2)(b)(iii) of the Act, a body other than a parish council has a local connection with land in a local authority’s area if—athe body’s activities are wholly or partly concerned—iwith the local authority’s area, oriiwith a neighbouring authority’s area;bin the case of a body within regulation 5(1)(c), (e) or (f), any surplus it makes is wholly or partly applied—ifor the benefit of the local authority’s area, oriifor the benefit of a neighbouring authority’s area; andcin the case of a body within regulation 5(1)(c) it has at least 21 local members.2For the purposes of these regulations and section 89(2)(b)(iii) of the Act—aa parish council has a local connection with land in another parish council’s area if any part of the boundary of the first council’s area is also part of the boundary of the other council’s area; andba parish council has a local connection with land that is in a local authority’s area but is not in any parish council’s area if—ithe council’s area is within the local authority’s area, oriiany part of the boundary of the council’s area is also part of the boundary of the local authority’s area.3In paragraph (1)(c), “local member” means a member who is registered, at an address in the local authority’s area or in a neighbouring authority’s area, as a local government elector in the register of local government electors kept in accordance with the provisions of the Representation of the People Acts. See in particular section 2 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c.2), inserted by section 1 of the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c.2). Reg. 4 in force at 21.9.2012, see reg. 1(1)