Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

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

• “the Act” means the Local Government Act 2000;

• “independent member” means a person appointed to a standards committee, or sub-committee of the standards committee, of an authority under section 53(4)(b) or 55(7)(a) of the Act;

• “partner” means a member of a couple who live together;

• “relative” means a spouse, partner, parent, parent-in-law, son, daughter, step-son, step-daughter, brother, sister, grandparent, grandchild, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, or the spouse or partner of any of the preceding persons; and

• “responsible authority” means a district council or unitary county council which has functions in relation to the parish councils for which it is responsible under section 55(12) of the Act.