{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulatory-enforcement-and-sanctions-act-2008/section-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulatory-enforcement-and-sanctions-act-2008/section-3.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2008/13",
  "legislation_title": "Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulatory-enforcement-and-sanctions-act-2008",
  "path": "section/3",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "“Local authority”",
  "text": "(1) In this Part references to a local authority in England are to any of the following—\n(a) a county or district council in England;\n(b) a London borough council;\n(c) the Common Council of the City of London;\n(d) the Sub-Treasurer of the Inner Temple and the Under-Treasurer of the Middle Temple;\n(e) the Council of the Isles of Scilly;\n(f) a fire and rescue authority in England (not being an authority referred to in paragraphs (a) to (e));\n(g) a port health authority in England (not being an authority referred to in paragraphs (a) to (e));\n(h) an authority established under section 10 of the Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51) (waste disposal authorities for Greater London and metropolitan counties).\n(2) In this Part references to a local authority in Wales are to any of the following—\n(a) a county or county borough council in Wales;\n(b) a fire and rescue authority in Wales (not being a county or county borough council);\n(c) a port health authority in Wales (not being a county or county borough council).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/13/section/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:34:57.307426+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."
}