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;

F1(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.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 59(2)(ja) inserted (E.W.) (1.4.2021) by The Corporate Joint Committees (General) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/327), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 2

Notes on Part 5

Modifications

C1: Pt. 5 excluded by 2005 c. 4, s. 63(4) (as inserted (15.7.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 13 para. 10(3); S.I. 2013/1725, art. 2(g))
C2: Pt. 5 excluded by 2005 c. 4, s. 27(5A)(b) (as inserted (15.7.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 13 para. 9; S.I. 2013/1725, art. 2(g))
C3: Pt. 5 excluded (coming into force in accordance with reg. 2(1) of the commencing S.I.) by Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), s. 71(4), Sch. 5 para. 5(4) (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6); S.I. 2017/351, reg. 2(2) [Editorial note: S.I. 2017/1282 was made under 2017 c. 4, Sch. 5 para. 7(1) and comes into force on 12.12.2017]
C4: Pt. 5 restricted (S.) (29.5.2020) by Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 4), ss. 11(2), 13; S.S.I. 2020/119, reg. 2
C5: Pt. 5 applied (1.8.2011) by the Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1771), regs. 3-5