11 Interpretation.
1
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say:—
“Chairman of Ways and Means” means the Chairman of Ways and Means in the House of Commons, and includes any deputy acting on his behalf in accordance with Standing Orders;
F1“Local authority ”means—
- a
F2a billing authority or a precepting authority, as defined in section 69 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992;
- aa
F3a fire and rescue authority in Wales constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies;
- b
a levying body within the meaning of section 74 of that Act; and
- c
a body as regards which section 75 of F4the Local Government Finance Act 1988 applies.
- a
“Lord Chairman of Committees” means the Lord Chairman of Committees of the House of Lords, and includes any deputy acting on his behalf in accordance with Standing Orders;
“Order” includes a scheme, certificate or byelaws;
“Prescribed” means prescribed by Standing Orders under this Act;
F5“Special-acquisition provision” has the meaning given by section 1(3) of this Act;
“Standing Orders” means standing orders of the House of Lords and the House of Commons respectively;
“The applicant,” in relation to an order to which this Act applies, means the person on whose application the order is made or confirmed;
“The Minister,” in relation to any such order, means the Minister of the Crown responsible for laying the order before Parliament.
2
For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that any power to amend or revoke an order to which this Act applies by a subsequent order may be exercised notwithstanding that the original order has been confirmed by Act of Parliament in accordance with the provisions of this Act.