# The Local Authorities (Members' Interests) (Amendment) Regulations 1996, Regulation 3: Interpretation


In regulation 2—
(a) after ‘these Regulations’ there is inserted—
““the 1964 Act” means the Police Act 1964;”;
(b) for the definition of ‘authority’ there is substituted—
““authority” means—
(i) in relation to England—
(a) a county, district or London borough council;
(b) the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
(c) the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority, police authority or port health authority;
(ii) in relation to Wales, a county or county borough council;
(iii) in relation to England and Wales—
(a) a police authority established under section 3 of the 1964 Act, or
(b) a National Park authority;
(iv) in relation to Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;”;
(c) the definition of ‘councillor’ is omitted, and after the words ‘or to receive income’ in the definition of ‘land’ there is inserted—
““relevant member”—
(i) in the case of a police authority, means a member of the authority appointed under paragraph 2 or 5 of Schedule 1B to the 1964 Act;
(ii) in the case of a National Park authority, means any member of the authority; and
(iii) in any other case, means an elected member of the authority;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1215/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-members-interests-amendment-regulations-1996/regulation-3
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