Section 8 Interpretation of Part 1I1

In this Part—

• “current statement of levelling-up missions” has the meaning given by section 1(12);

• “devolved authorities” means—

  1. (a)

     the Scottish Ministers,

  2. (b)

     the Welsh Ministers, and

  3. (c)

     the Northern Ireland departments;

• “devolved legislatures” means—

  1. (a)

     the Scottish Parliament,

  2. (b)

     Senedd Cymru, and

  3. (c)

     the Northern Ireland Assembly;

• “geographical disparities” means geographical disparities in economic, social or other opportunities or outcomes;

• “His Majesty’s Government” means His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom;

• “levelling-up mission” has the meaning given by section 1(2)(a);

• “Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975;

• “mission period” has the meaning given by section 1(2)(a);

• “mission progress methodology and metrics” has the meaning given by section 1(2)(b);

• “statement of levelling-up missions” has the meaning given by section 1(2).