# Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023, Section 8: Interpretation of Part 1

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

In this Part—
“current statement of levelling-up missions” has the meaning given by section 1(12);
“devolved authorities” means—
(a) the Scottish Ministers,
(b) the Welsh Ministers, and
(c) the Northern Ireland departments;
“devolved legislatures” means—
(a) the Scottish Parliament,
(b) Senedd Cymru, and
(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).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/55/section/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/levelling-up-and-regeneration-act-2023/section-8
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