# Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, Section 136: Parish councils and community councils etc not to be best value authorities

Extent: E+W

(1) In section 1 of the Local Government Act 1999 (c. 27) (best value authorities)—
(a) in subsection (2) (definition of local authority in relation to England), in paragraph (a), for “, a London borough council, a parish council or a parish meeting of a parish which does not have a separate parish council” substitute “ or a London borough council ”;
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) in subsection (7) (definition of local authority in Wales), for “, county borough council or community council” substitute “ or county borough council ”.
(2) In section 2(2) of that Act (authorities to which best value duties may be extended), omit paragraph (a) (local precepting authorities).
(3) Schedule 7 (consequential amendments) has effect.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/28/section/136 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-public-involvement-in-health-act-2007/section-136
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