Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, except where the context otherwise requires, any reference to “the order” is a reference to any order in relation to which these regulations are applicable.

In these regulations, any reference to—

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

• “abolished authority” means a local authority which is wound up and dissolved on the reorganisation date;

• “newly-established authority” means an authority (not being a shadow authority) established by the order;

• “parish authority” means, in the case of a parish having a separate parish council, that council, in the case of a parish grouped under a joint parish council, the joint parish council, and in any other case, the parish meeting or the parish trustees of the parish, as may be appropriate;

• “shadow authority” means an authority (not being a local authority) which will become a local authority on the reorganisation date;

• “transferred area” means each area of land (being the whole or part of a local government area) in respect of which the order effects a boundary change or a structural change (or both such changes) transferring local government functions to an authority specified in the order;

• “transferee authority” means that specified authority;

• “transferor authority” means the local authority from which such functions are transferred; and

• “unitary authority” means any authority which is the sole principal council for its local government area.

In these Regulations—

• “abolished area” means a local government area abolished by the order;

• “the Act” means the Local Government Act 1992;

• “the 1972 Act” means the Local Government Act 1972^f1;

• “altered area” means a local government area which is altered or to be altered (but not abolished or created) by the order and which is not the subject of a structural change;

• “district” includes a borough and a metropolitan district;

• “enactment” includes a local and personal Act and a private Act, any subordinate legislation as defined in section 21 of the Interpretation Act 1978^f2, and any scheme made pursuant to any enactment;

• “county functions” means the functions which, in a non-metropolitan county not having a unitary authority, are the functions of the county council, “district functions” means the functions which, in a non-metropolitan district not having a unitary authority, are the functions of the district council, and “parish functions” means the functions vested in and exercisable by a parish authority;

• “shadow period” means, where a shadow authority is created, the period between the shadow commencement date and the reorganisation date, and in all other cases the period between the preliminary date and the reorganisation date; and

• “unparished area” means an area of land not forming part of any parish.