Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations–

• “the 1973 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973^f1;

• “auditor”, in relation to a local authority, means the person responsible for auditing the accounts of that authority under section 96(4) of the 1973 Act^f2;

• “certificate” means a certificate issued by a local authority in satisfying the certification requirements in relation to a contract;

• “local authority” means an authority specified in section 1(3)(d) of the Local Government (Contracts) Act 1997;

• “monitoring officer”, in relation to a local authority, means the officer designated by that authority under section 5(1)(a) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989^f3;

• “proper officer” has the same meaning as in section 235(3) of the 1973 Act.