# Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994, Section 79B: “Local authority”: Wales

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

In this Part, “ local authority ” in relation to Wales means—
(a) a county council;
(b) a county borough council;
(c) a community council;
(d) a National Park authority;
(da) a corporate joint committee established by regulations under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021;
(e) a joint planning board constituted for an area in Wales outside a National Park by an order under section 2(1B) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990;
(f) 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;
(g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(h) 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/79B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/deregulation-and-contracting-out-act-1994/section-79B
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