Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations–

• “the Act” means the Local Government and Rating Act 1997;

• “the 1992 Act” means the Local Government Act 1992^f1;

• “the 1972 Act” means the Local Government Act 1972^f2;

• “abolished authority” means a parish council which is wound up and dissolved by an order;

• “enactment” includes a local and personal Act, a private Act and any subordinate legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978^f3;

• “existing”, in relation to an area affected by an order, means that area as it exists on the date the order is made;

• “order” means an order under section 14 (implementation by Secretary of State) of the Act;

• “order date” means the date (being 1st April in any year) which is specified as such in the order;

• “proper officer”, in relation to any purpose and any body, means the person appointed for that purpose by that body;

• “transferor authority” means a parish council which, in consequence of an order, ceases to exercise functions in relation to an area (“transferred area”) on the order date; and

• “transferee authority” means–

  1. (a)

     a parish council by which, in consequence of an order, functions in relation to a transferred area are exercisable on and after the order date;

  2. (b)

     where there is no such council, the district council or unitary county council in whose area the transferred area is situated.