Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “predecessor council” means a local authority which, by or in consequence of a section 7 order, ceases to exist on the reorganisation date;

• “preparing council” means a local authority which, in accordance with a section 7 order, becomes a single tier council on the reorganisation date;

• “reorganisation date”, in relation to a single tier council, means the date specified in the section 7 order as that on which a structural change comes into effect;

• “section 7 order” means an order under section 7 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007^f1;

• “shadow council” means an authority (not being a local authority) which, in accordance with a section 7 order, becomes a single tier council on the reorganisation date;

• “single tier council” means a local authority which on and after the reorganisation date is the sole principal authority for an area; and

• “transitional period” means the period beginning—

  1. (a)

     on the date on which these Regulations come into force; or

  2. (b)

     in relation to a section 7 order made after that date, the first date on which any action is required to be taken in accordance with that order,

  and ending immediately before the reorganisation date.

For the purposes of these Regulations—