Section 1 Best value authorities.I1

England and Wales

(1)

For the purposes of this Part each of these is a best value authority—

F1(a)

an English local authority;

(b)

a National Park authority F2for a National Park in England;

(c)

the Broads Authority;

F3(d)

the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a police authority;

F4(e)

a fire and rescue authority F5in England constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies, and a metropolitan county fire and civil defence authority;

F6(f)

the London Fire Commissioner;

F7(g)

an authority established under section 10 of the Local Government Act 1985 (waste disposal authorities);

F8(ga)

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F9(h)

an Integrated Transport Authority for an integrated transport area in England;

F10(ha)

an economic prosperity board established under section 88 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;

(hb)

a combined authority established under section 103 of that Act;

F11(hc)

a sub-national transport body established under section 102E of the Local Transport Act 2008;

F12(hd)

a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;

(i)

Transport for London;

F13(j)

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F14(k)

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(2)

F15In this section, “English local authority” means

(a)

a county council F16in England, a district council F17or a 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;

(d)

the Greater London Authority so far as it exercises its functions through the Mayor.

F18(3)

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F19(4)

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F20(5)

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F21(6)

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F22(7)

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F23(8)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 1(1)(a) substituted (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 8 para. 2(2)(a); S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(e)
F2: Words in s. 1(1)(b) inserted (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 8 para. 2(2)(b); S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(e)
F3: S. 1(1)(d) substituted (22.11.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 242(2); S.I. 2012/2892, art. 2(i)
F4: S. 1(1)(e) substituted (1.10.2004 except in relation to W., 10.11.2004 for W.) by Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21), s. 61, Sch. 1 para. 91; S.I. 2004/2304, art. 2; S.I. 2004/2917, art. 2
F5: Words in s. 1(1)(e) inserted (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 8 para. 2(2)(c); S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(e)
F6: S. 1(1)(f) substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 1.4.2018 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 2 para. 107; S.I. 2018/227, reg. 4(c)
F7: S. 1(1)(g) substituted (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 8 para. 2(2)(d); S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(e)
F8: S. 1(1)(ga) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(7), Sch. 13 para. 6(30); S.I. 2015/994, art. 6(g)
F9: S. 1(1)(h) substituted (9.2.2009) by Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26), s. 134(4), Sch. 4 para. 62(2); S.I. 2009/107, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 1
F10: S. 1(1)(ha)(hb) inserted (17.12.2009) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(6), Sch. 6 para. 91; S.I. 2009/3318, art. 2(c)
F11: S. 1(1)(hc) inserted (28.1.2016 for specified purposes, 28.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1), s. 25(2), Sch. 5 para. 15
F12: S. 1(1)(hd) inserted (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(2)(c), Sch. 4 para. 121 (with s. 247)
F13: S. 1(1)(j) repealed (31.3.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 25 Pt. 32; S.I. 2012/628, art. 4(d)
F14: S. 1(1)(k) repealed (1.4.2010) by Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 2), s. 53(2), Sch. 1 para. 10, Sch. 4; S.I. 2009/3272, art. 3(1), Sch. 2 (with art. 3(2)-(5)) (as amended (8.9.2010) by S.I. 2010/2237, art. 2)
F15: Words in s. 1(2) substituted (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 8 para. 2(3)(a); S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(e)
F16: Words in s. 1(2)(a) inserted (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 8 para. 2(3)(b); S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(e)
F17: Words in s. 1(2)(a) substituted (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), ss. 136(1)(a), 245(5); S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(a)
F18: S. 1(3) repealed (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 8 para. 2(4), Sch. 18 Pt. 8; S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(e)(i)(v)
F19: S. 1(4) omitted (16.1.2012) by virtue of Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 242(3); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 2 para. 59)
F20: S. 1(5) repealed (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 8 para. 2(6), Sch. 18 Pt. 8; S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(e)(i)(v)
F21: S. 1(6) repealed (1.4.2010) by Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 2), s. 53(2), Sch. 1 para. 10, Sch. 4; S.I. 2009/3272, art. 3(1), Sch. 2 (with art. 3(2)-(5)) (as amended (8.9.2010) by S.I. 2010/2237, art. 2)
F22: S. 1(7) repealed (1.4.2010) by Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 2), s. 53(2), Sch. 1 para. 10, Sch. 4; S.I. 2009/3272, art. 3(1), Sch. 2 (with art. 3(2)-(5)) (as amended (8.9.2010) by S.I. 2010/2237, art. 2)
F23: S. 1(8) repealed (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 8 para. 2(7), Sch. 18 Pt. 8; S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(e)(i)(v)

Commencement

I1: S. 1 wholly in force at 27.7.2000; s. 1 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 27; s. 1(1)(d)(e)(4)(a)(b) in force at 10.8.1999 by S.I. 1999/2169, art. 2(1); s. 1(1)(a)(b)(c)(g)(h)(2)(a)(b)(c)(5) in force (E.) at 10.8.1999 and (W.) for certain purposes at 10.8.1999 by S.I. 1999/2169, art. 2(2), Sch. 1; s. 1(1)(a)(b)(g)(3)(5)(a) in force (W.) at 1.10.1999 by S.I. 1999/2815, art. 2; s. 1(1)(f)(i)(j)(2)(d)(4)(c) in force at 3.7.2000 in relation to England by S.I. 2000/1724, art. 2; s. 1 in force at 27.7.2000 in so far as not already in force see s. 27

Notes on Part I

Modifications

C1: Pt. I modified (18.11.2003 so far as relating to E. and so far as relating to a best value authority in W. mentioned in s. 101(7), 27.11.2003 so far as relating to a best value authority in W., other than one mentioned in s. 101(7)) by Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26), ss. 101, 128(3)(b), 128(4)(c), 128(5), 128(6); S.I. 2003/2938, art. 2(b) (with art. 8 Sch.); S.I. 2003/3034, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I