Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007

23Definitions for purposes of Chapter 1E+W
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(1)In this Chapter—

  • F1...

  • local authority” means a county council in England, a district council in England or a London borough council;

  • local government area” means a county in England, a district in England or a London borough;

  • [F2the Local Government Boundary Commission” means the Local Government Boundary Commission for England;]

  • principal authority” has the meaning given by section 1;

  • public body” includes—

    (a)

    a local authority;

    (b)

    a police authority;

    (c)

    a residuary body established under section 17;

    (d)

    a joint board, or joint committee, on which a local authority is represented;

    (e)

    a levying body within the meaning of section 74(1) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41);

    (f)

    [F3an economic prosperity board established under section 88 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;

    (g)

    a combined authority established under section 103 of that Act;]

    (h)

    [F4a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023.]

  • single-tier” has the meaning given by subsection (2);

  • staff” includes officers and employees;

  • two-tier” has the meaning given by subsection (2);

  • “Type A”, “Type B”, “Type C” and “combined”, in relation to a proposal, have the meanings given by section 2.

(2)For the purposes of this Chapter an area is—

(a)“single-tier” if there is a single tier of local government for it (within the meaning of section 1) or it is a London borough; and

(b)“two-tier” if it is—

(i)a district for which there is a district council and in relation to which a county council has the functions of a county council; or

(ii)a county for which there is a county council and in which there are districts all of which have district councils.

(3)Any reference in this Chapter to a proposal “in response to” an invitation or direction under section 2 is to a Type A, Type B, Type C or combined proposal which—

(a)is in response to such an invitation or direction; and

(b)is in accordance with the invitation or direction and section 3(4).

(4)Any reference in this Chapter, however framed, to a body affected by an order includes a body—

(a)whose area or functions are affected by the order;

(b)which is to cease to exist in pursuance of the order; or

(c)which is established by or in consequence of the order.