# Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, Section 1: “Principal authority” and “single tier of local government”


(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/28/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-public-involvement-in-health-act-2007/section-1
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