# Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994, Section 79A: “Local authority”: England

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In this Part, “local authority” in relation to England means—
(a) a county council;
(b) a district council;
(c) a London borough council;
(d) the Greater London Authority acting through the Mayor of London;
(e) the Common Council of the City of London;
(f) the sub-treasurer of the Inner Temple;
(g) the under treasurer of the Middle Temple;
(h) the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
(i) a parish council;
(j) a National Park authority;
(k) a functional body within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999;
(l) an authority established under section 10 of the Local Government Act 1985 (waste disposal authorities);
(m) a joint authority established by Part 4 of that Act (fire and rescue services and transport);
(ma) an economic prosperity board established under section 88 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;
(mb) a combined authority established under section 103 of that Act;
(mc) a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;
(n) a fire and rescue authority 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;
(na) a fire and rescue authority created by an order under section 4A of that Act;
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(q) any body specified for the purposes of this paragraph by regulations under section 79C.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/40/section/79A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/deregulation-and-contracting-out-act-1994/section-79A
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