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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-public-involvement-in-health-act-2007/section-23",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2007/28",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-public-involvement-in-health-act-2007",
  "path": "section/23",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": "Definitions for purposes of Chapter 1",
  "text": "(1) In this Chapter—\n...\n“local authority” means a county council in England, a district council in England or a London borough council;\n“local government area” means a county in England, a district in England or a London borough;\n“the Local Government Boundary Commission” means the Local Government Boundary Commission for England;\n“principal authority” has the meaning given by section 1;\n“public body” includes—\n(a)a local authority;\n(b)a police authority;\n(c)a residuary body established under section 17;\n(d)a joint board, or joint committee, on which a local authority is represented;\n(e)a levying body within the meaning of section 74(1) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41);\n(f) an economic prosperity board established under section 88 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;\n(g)a combined authority established under section 103 of that Act;\n(h) a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023.\n“single-tier” has the meaning given by subsection (2);\n“staff” includes officers and employees;\n“two-tier” has the meaning given by subsection (2);\n“Type A”, “Type B”, “Type C” and “combined”, in relation to a proposal, have the meanings given by section 2.\n(2) For the purposes of this Chapter an area is—\n(a) “single-tier” if there is a single tier of local government for it (within the meaning of section 1) or it is a London borough; and\n(b) “two-tier” if it is—\n(i) a district for which there is a district council and in relation to which a county council has the functions of a county council; or\n(ii) a county for which there is a county council and in which there are districts all of which have district councils.\n(3) 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—\n(a) is in response to such an invitation or direction; and\n(b) is in accordance with the invitation or direction and section 3(4).\n(4) Any reference in this Chapter, however framed, to a body affected by an order includes a body—\n(a) whose area or functions are affected by the order;\n(b) which is to cease to exist in pursuance of the order; or\n(c) which is established by or in consequence of the order.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 23(1) repealed (1.4.2010) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(3)(b), Sch. 4 para. 20(2), Sch. 7 Pt. 3; S.I. 2009/3318, art. 4(ff)(hh)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 23(1) inserted (1.4.2010) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(3)(b), Sch. 4 para. 20(3); S.I. 2009/3318, art. 4(ff)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 23(1) inserted (17.12.2009) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(6), Sch. 6 para. 121(2); S.I. 2009/3318, art. 2(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 23(1) inserted (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(2)(c), Sch. 4 para. 173 (with s. 247)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 23 in force at 1.11.2007 for E. by S.I. 2007/3136, art. 2(a)"
    }
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/28/section/23",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:12:26.064223+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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