Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Local Government Act 2000;

• “Adjudication Panel” means the Adjudication Panel for England constituted under section 75 of the Act;

• “any relevant authority concerned” means any relevant authority^f1 in England of which a respondent is a member or co-opted member;

• “case tribunal” means an English case tribunal;

• “ethical standards officer” means an ethical standards officer appointed under section 57(5)(a) of the Act;

• “respondent” means a person who is the subject of the investigation which gave rise to the reference to the Adjudication Panel for England under section 64(3) or 65(4) of the Act, or regulations made under section 66 of the Act; and

• “the relevant authority concerned” means the authority of which a respondent is a member or co-opted member and with whose code of conduct the respondent is alleged to have failed or, in the opinion of a case tribunal, has failed to comply.