# Equality Act 2010, Section 59: Interpretation


(1) This section applies for the purposes of section 58.
(2) “Local authority” means—
(a) a county council in England;
(b) a district council in England;
(c) the Greater London Authority;
(d) a London borough council;
(e) the Common Council of the City of London;
(f) the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
(g) a parish council in England;
(h) a county council in Wales;
(i) a community council in Wales;
(j) a county borough council in Wales;
(ja) a corporate joint committee established by regulations made under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021;
(k) a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;
(l) a community council in Scotland.
(3) A Minister of the Crown may by order amend subsection (2) so as to add, vary or omit a reference to a body which exercises functions that have been conferred on a local authority within paragraph (a) to (l).
(4) A reference to the carrying-out of official business by a person who is a member of a local authority is a reference to the doing of anything by the person—
(a) as a member of the authority,
(b) as a member of a body to which the person is appointed by, or appointed following nomination by, the authority or a group of bodies including the authority, or
(c) as a member of any other public body.
(5) “Member”, in relation to the Greater London Authority, means—
(a) the Mayor of London;
(b) a member of the London Assembly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/59 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010/section-59
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