Section 1 “Principal authority” and “single tier of local government”I1

(1)

For the purposes of this Chapter, each of the following is a “principal authority”—

(a)

a county council in England;

(b)

a district council in England.

(2)

For the purposes of this Chapter there is “a single tier of local government” for an area if—

(a)

there is a county council and no district councils for that area; or

(b)

there is a district council and no county council for that area.

(3)

For the purposes of subsection (2)(b) there is a county council “for” an area which is a district if there is a county council which has in relation to that area the functions of a county council.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 1 in force at 1.11.2007 for E. by S.I. 2007/3136, art. 2(a)

Notes on Chapter 1

Modifications

C1: Pt. 1 Ch. 1: transfer of functions (1.4.2010) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), ss. 60(1), 148(3)(b) (with s. 63(3)); S.I. 2009/3318, art. 4(i)
C2: Pt. 1 Ch. 1 applied (with modifications) (25.5.2018) by The Somerset West and Taunton (Modification of Boundary Change Enactments) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/638), regs. 1, 3 (with reg. 4)
C3: Pt. 1 Ch. 1 applied (with modifications) (25.5.2018) by The Dorset (Structural Changes) (Modification of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/636), regs. 1, 3 (with reg. 4)
C4: Pt. 1 Ch. 1 applied (with modifications) (22.2.2019) by The Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) (Modification of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/332), regs. 1, 3(a) (with reg. 5)