Section 23 Definitions for purposes of Chapter 1I1

In this Chapter—

• F1...

• “local authority” means a county council in England, a district council in England or a London borough council;

• “local government area” means a county in England, a district in England or a London borough;

• F2“the Local Government Boundary Commission” means the Local Government Boundary Commission for England;

• “principal authority” has the meaning given by section 1;

• “public body” includes—

  1. (a)

     a local authority;

  2. (b)

     a police authority;

  3. (c)

     a residuary body established under section 17;

  4. (d)

     a joint board, or joint committee, on which a local authority is represented;

  5. (e)

     a levying body within the meaning of section 74(1) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41);

  6. (f)

     F3an economic prosperity board established under section 88 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;

  7. (g)

     a combined authority established under section 103 of that Act;

  8. (h)

     F4a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023.

• “single-tier” has the meaning given by subsection (2);

• “staff” includes officers and employees;

• “two-tier” has the meaning given by subsection (2);

• “Type A”, “Type B”, “Type C” and “combined”, in relation to a proposal, have the meanings given by section 2.

For the purposes of this Chapter an area is—

Any reference in this Chapter to a proposal “in response to” an invitation or direction under section 2 is to a Type A, Type B, Type C or combined proposal which—

Any reference in this Chapter, however framed, to a body affected by an order includes a body—