Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Local Government Act 2000;
“dispensation” shall be construed in accordance with section 81(4) of the Act^f1;
“mandatory provisions” means the mandatory provisions of a model code of conduct which for the time being applies to the authority^f2; and
“member” means a member or co-opted member^f3 of an authority.

Annotations

f1: Section 81(4) of the Act provides that any participation by a member in any business which is prohibited by the mandatory provisions of the model code of conduct applicable to an authority is not a failure to comply with the authority’s code of conduct if that member has acted in accordance with a dispensation granted by the authority’s standards committee.
f2: See the model codes of conduct in the Local Authorities (Model Code of Conduct) (England) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3575), the Parish Councils (Model Code of Conduct) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3576), the National Park and Broads Authorities (Model Code of Conduct) (England) Order (S.I. 2001/3577) and the Police Authorities (Model Code of Conduct) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3578). Under section 51(4)(a) of the Act, a code of conduct adopted by an authority must incorporate the mandatory provisions of a model code of conduct which for the time being applies to the authority.
f3: See section 49(7) of the Act for the definition of “co-opted member”. Under section 83(3) and (4) of the Act, references to a member of a relevant authority include references to an elected mayor, an elected executive member, the Mayor of London and a member of the London Assembly.