# The Local Authorities (Alternative Arrangements) (Wales) Regulations 2007, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations —
“the 1972 Act” (“Deddf 1972”) means the Local Government Act 1972;
“the 2000 Act”(“Deddf 2000”) means the Local Government Act 2000;
“alternative arrangements” (“trefniadau amgen”) means arrangements by a local authority with respect to discharge of their functions which are arrangements in accordance with regulation 3;
“area committee” (“pwyllgor ardal”) means a committee or sub-committee of a local authority established under regulation 5(2)(b);
“audit committee” (“pwyllgor archwilio”) means a committee of a local authority established under regulation 5(2)(c);
“Board” (“Bwrdd”) means the committee of a local authority established under regulation 4;
“enactment” (“deddfiad”) includes an enactment contained in a local Act or comprised in subordinate legislation;
“executive” (“gweithrediaeth”) is to be construed in accordance with section 11 of the 2000 Act;
“licensing committee” (“pwyllgor trwyddedu”) means the committee established under section 6 of the Licensing Act 2003;
“local authority” (“awdurdod lleol”) means (save where the context otherwise requires) a county council or a county borough council which is operating alternative arrangements;
“planning committee” (“pwyllgor cynllunio”) means a committee of the authority with delegated power to exercise some or all of those functions in Schedule 1 which is known as the Planning Committee or by such other title as the standing orders of the local authority may provide;
“political group” (“grŵp gwleidyddol”) means a political group in accordance with regulation 8 of the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990;
“principal scrutiny committee” (“prif bwyllgor craffu”) means a committee or sub-committee of the authority established under regulation 5(1)(a);
“relevant body” (“corff perthnasol”) for the purposes of regulation 16, means a local authority or a Board;
“scrutiny committee” (“pwyllgor craffu”) means a committee or sub-committee of the authority established under regulation 5(1)(b).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2007/397/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-alternative-arrangements-wales-regulations-2007/regulation-2
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