Section 209
1The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is amended in accordance with this Part of this Schedule.
2In section 70 (restriction on promotion of Bills for changing local government areas), in subsections (1) and (3), for “or joint authority” substitute “, joint authority or joint waste authority”.
3In section 80(2) (disqualifications for election and holding office as member of local authority), after “joint authority” insert “, joint waste authority”.
4In section 85(4) (vacation of office by failure to attend meetings), at the end insert “and a joint waste authority”.
5In section 86(2) (declaration by local authority of vacancy in office), at the end insert “and a joint waste authority”.
6In section 92 (proceedings for disqualification), after subsection (7) insert—
“(7A)In this section “local authority” also includes a joint waste authority.
(7B)The reference in subsection (1) above to a local government elector for the area concerned shall—
(a)in relation to a joint waste authority established for an area that includes a local government area, be construed as including a reference to a local government elector for that local government area;
(b)in relation to a joint waste authority established for an area that includes the City of London, be construed as including a reference to a person whose name appears in a ward list published under section 7 of the City of London (Various Powers) Act 1957;
(c)in relation to a joint waste authority established for an area that includes the Inner Temple or the Middle Temple, be construed as including a reference to a person whose name appears in the ward list published with respect to the ward of Farrington Without in the City under section 7 of the City of London (Various Powers) Act 1957.”
7In section 98(1A) (interpretation), after “joint authority,” insert “a joint waste authority,”.
8In section 100J (application to new authorities)—
(a)in subsection (1), after paragraph (b) insert—
“(ba)a joint waste authority;”;
(b)in subsection (2), in the words following paragraph (b), after “(b),” insert “(ba),”;
(c)in subsection (3), after “(b),” insert “(ba),”;
(d)in subsection (4)(a), after “joint authority” insert “, a joint waste authority”.
9In section 101(13) (arrangements for discharge of functions by local authorities), after “police authority,” insert “a joint waste authority,”.
10In section 146A(1) (joint authorities etc), after “joint authority,” insert “a joint waste authority,”.
11In section 175(3B) (allowances for attending conferences and meetings), after “London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority” insert “, a joint waste authority”.
12In section 176(3) (payment of expenses of official visits), after “joint authority” insert “, a joint waste authority”.
13In section 223(2) (appearance of local authorities in legal proceedings), after “joint authority,” insert “a joint waste authority,”.
14In section 224(2) (arrangements by principal councils for custody of documents), after “joint authority” insert “or joint waste authority”.
15In section 225(3) (deposit of documents with proper officer of authority), at the end insert “and a joint waste authority”.
16In section 228 (inspection of documents), after subsection (7A) insert—
“(7B)This section shall apply to the minutes of proceedings and the accounts of a joint waste authority as if that authority were a local authority; and in relation to a joint waste authority the reference to a local government elector for the area of the authority is to be construed in accordance with section 92(7B).”
17In section 229(8) (photographic copies of documents), after “joint authority” insert “, a joint waste authority”.
18In section 230(2) (reports and returns), at the end insert “and a joint waste authority”.
19In section 231(4) (service of notices on local authorities), after “joint authority” insert “, a joint waste authority”.
20In section 232(1A) (public notices), after “joint authority” insert “, a joint waste authority”.
21In section 233(11) (service of notices by local authorities), after “joint authority” insert “, a joint waste authority”.
22In section 234(4) (authentication of documents), after “joint authority” insert “, a joint waste authority”.
23In section 239(4A) (power to promote or oppose local or personal Bills), at the end insert “and a joint waste authority”.
24In section 270(1) (general provisions as to interpretation), after the definition of “joint authority” insert—
““joint waste authority” means an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007;”.
25In section 69(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (interpretation), in the definition of “local authority”, after “National Park authority,” insert “an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities),”.
26In section 11(4)(a) of the Trustee Investments Act 1961 (local authority investment schemes), after “1985” insert “, an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities)”.
27In section 28(5)(a) of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (retention or resumption of land required for public purposes), after “1985,” insert “any authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities),”.
28In section 3(2)(b) of the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 (employers exempted from insurance), after “1985,” insert “an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities),”.
29In section 1(4) of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 (supply of goods and services by local authorities), in the definition of “local authority”, after “1985” insert “, any authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities)”.
30In section 13(7) of the Employment Agencies Act 1973 (interpretation), after paragraph (f) insert—
“(fza)the exercise by an authority established for an area in England under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities) of any of its functions;”.
31(1)Part 3 of the Local Government Act 1974 (Commission for Local Administration in England) is amended as follows.
(2)In section 25(1) (authorities subject to investigation), after paragraph (cc) insert—
“(cd)an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities);”.
(3)In section 26C(6) (referral of complaints by authorities) (inserted by section 174 of this Act), after paragraph (c) insert—
“(d)in relation to an authority established by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, a person who may be a member of the authority in accordance with section 208 of that Act.”
32In section 28(6) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (restrictions on disclosure of information), after “1985” insert “, an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities)”.
33In section 44(1) of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (interpretation of Part 1), in the definition of “local authority”—
(a)in paragraph (a), after “1985” insert “, an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities)”;
(b)in paragraph (c), after “authorities),” insert “an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities),”.
34In section 5(3) of the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976 (no statutory tenancy where landlord’s interest belongs to local authority etc), after paragraph (bb) insert—
“(bba)an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities);”.
35In section 14 of the Rent Act 1977 (landlord’s interest belonging to local authority etc), after paragraph (cb) insert—
“(cba)an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities);”.
36(1)The Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 2(1) (duty of authorities to publish information), after paragraph (ka) insert—
“(kaa)an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities);”.
(3)In section 98(8A) (authorities referred to by subsection (8)(d)), after paragraph (e) (and before the “and” following that paragraph) insert—
“(ea)an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities);”.
(4)In section 99(4) (representations by certain bodies), after paragraph (db) insert—
“(dba)an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities);”.
(5)In section 100(1)(a) (meaning of “subsidiary), for “or a joint authority established by Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985,” substitute “, a joint authority established by Part 4 of the Local Government Act 1985 or an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities),”.
(6)In Schedule 16 (bodies to whom Part 10 applies), after paragraph 5B insert—
“5BAAn authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities).”
37In section 17(4) of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (local authority and statutory undertakers' land), in paragraph (a) of the definition of “local authority”, for “and a joint authority established by Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985,” substitute “, a joint authority established by Part 4 of the Local Government Act 1985 or an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities),”.
38(1)The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 33(9) (enforceability by local authorities of certain covenants relating to land)—
(a)in paragraph (a), for “or a joint authority established by Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985” substitute “, a joint authority established by Part 4 of the Local Government Act 1985 or an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities)”;
(b)in paragraph (b), after “joint authority” insert “or joint waste authority”.
(3)In section 41(13) (lost and uncollected property), in the definition of “local authority”, after paragraph (e) (and before the “and” following that paragraph) insert—
“(ea)an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities);”.
39In paragraph 7(2)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Stock Transfer Act 1982 (specified securities), after “1985” insert “, an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities)”.
40In section 60(3) of the County Courts Act 1984 (right of audience), in the definition of “local authority”, after “1985,” insert “an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities),”.
41(1)Section 4 of the Housing Act 1985 (descriptions of authority) is renumbered subsection (1) of that section.
(2)In paragraph (e) of that subsection—
(a)for “and a joint authority established by Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985” substitute “, a joint authority established by Part 4 of the Local Government Act 1985, a joint waste authority”;
(b)for “a joint authority established by Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985”, in the second place where it occurs, substitute “, a joint authority established by Part 4 of the Local Government Act 1985, a joint waste authority”.
(3)After that subsection insert—
“(2)In this section “joint waste authority” means an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007.”
42In section 38 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (minor definitions), in the definition of “local authority”, after “1985” insert “, an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities)”.
43In Schedule 2 to the Local Government Act 1988 (public supply or works contracts: the public authorities), after the entry relating to an authority established by an order under section 10(1) of the Local Government Act 1985 insert—
“An authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities).”
44In Schedule 1 to the Housing Act 1988 (tenancies that cannot be assured tenancies), in paragraph 12(1) after paragraph (f) insert—
“(fa)an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities);”.
45In section 144(2)(a)(i) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (exceptions from requirement of third-party insurance), after “the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority,” insert “an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities)”.
46The Local Government and Housing Act 1989 is amended as follows.
47In section 21(1) (interpretation of Part 1), after paragraph (g) insert—
“(ga)an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities);”.
48In section 152(2) (interpretation of sections 150 and 151), after paragraph (i) insert—
“(ia)an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities);”.
49In section 52(1A) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (payments for recycling and disposal etc of waste), at the end insert “or any authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities)”.
50In section 1(10) of the Local Government (Overseas Assistance) Act 1993 (power to provide advice and assistance), after paragraph (d) insert—
“(da)an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities);”.
51In section 3(2) of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (ineligible applicants for grants), after paragraph (j) (and before the “or” following that paragraph) insert—
“(ja)an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities);”.
52In Schedule 2 to the Audit Commission Act 1998 (accounts subject to audit), in paragraph 1, after paragraph (m) insert—
“(ma)an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities);”.
53In section 1(1) of the Local Government Act 1999 (best value authorities), after paragraph (g) insert—
“(ga)an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities);”.
54In Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (public authorities), after paragraph 15 insert—
“15AAn authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities).”
55(1)The Local Government Act 2003 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 23(1) (definition of local authority for purposes of Part 1), after paragraph (k) insert—
“(ka)an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities);”.
(3)In section 33(1) (power to pay grant: interpretation), after paragraph (j) insert—
“(ja)an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities);”.