Regulation 3 Saving provision - definition of functional bodies in the 1999 Act
The amendments made to section 424(1) of the 1999 Act (interpretation) by paragraph 20(7) of Part 2 of Schedule 20 to the 2026 Act do not apply for the purposes of—
(a)
section 44 of the 2014 Act (interpretation);
(b)
section 23 of the 2003 Act (“local authority”).