Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• “the 1972 Act” (“Deddf 1972”) means the Local Government Act 1972^f1;

• “the 1989 Act” (“Deddf 1989”) means the Local Government and Housing Act 1989^f2;

• “the 2003 Act” (“Deddf 2003”) means the Local Government Act 2003;

• “the 2004 Act” (“Deddf 2004”) means the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004;

• F1“the 2021 Act” (“Deddf 2021”) means the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021;

• “auditor” (“archwilydd”) means—

  1. (a)

     a person whose appointment continues to have effect by virtue of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013, Schedule 3, paragraph 2(2)^f3;

  2. (b)

     otherwise, the Auditor General for Wales;

• “conservation board” (“bwrdd cadwraeth”) means a board established under section 86 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000^f4;

• F2“corporate joint committee” (“cyd-bwyllgor corfforedig”) means a corporate joint committee established by regulations made under Part 5 of the 2021 Act;

• “fire and rescue authority” (“awdurdod tân ac achub”) means an authority constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004^f5 or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies;

• “internal drainage board” (“bwrdd draenio mewnol”) means an internal drainage board for an internal drainage district wholly in Wales;

• “joint committee” (“cyd-bwyllgor”) means a joint committee of two or more local authorities F3but does not include a corporate joint committee;

• “larger relevant body” (“corff perthnasol mwy”) means—

  1. (a)

     a county or county borough council;

  2. (b)

     a fire and rescue authority;

  3. (c)

     a National Park authority;

  4. (d)

     a police and crime commissioner;

  5. (e)

     a chief constable; or

  6. (f)

     a body which is listed in the definition of “smaller relevant body” in this regulation but which does not meet the qualifying condition;

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• “port health authority” (“awdurdod iechyd porthladd”) means a port health authority for a port health district wholly in Wales;

• “qualifying condition” (“amod cymhwyso”) means that the relevant body’s gross income or gross expenditure (whichever is higher) is not more than £2,500,000;

• “relevant body” (“corff perthnasol”) means (as appropriate) a larger relevant body or a smaller relevant body;

• “smaller relevant body” (“corff perthnasol llai”) means a body—

  1. (a)

     which is—

     1. (zi)

        F5a corporate joint committee;

     2. (i)

        a community council;

     3. (ii)

        a committee of a county or county borough council (including a joint committee);

     4. (iii)

        a port health authority;

     5. (iv)

        an internal drainage board; or

     6. (v)

        a conservation board; and

  2. (b)

     being—

     1. (i)

        an established body, which meets the qualifying condition for the year concerned or for either of the two preceding years;

     2. (ii)

        a newly established body, which meets the qualifying condition for its first or second year;

• “working day” (“diwrnod gwaith”) means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or any other day which is a bank holiday in Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971^f6; and

• “year” (“blwyddyn”) means the 12 months ending with 31 March.

Any reference in these Regulations to the “responsible financial officer” (“swyddog ariannol cyfrifol”) means—

or, if no person is so responsible, the person who is responsible for keeping the accounts of such a body; or