Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;

• “general consultation bodies” means the following bodies—

  1. (a)

     bodies which represent the interests of persons carrying on business in the region;

  2. (b)

     bodies which represent the interests of different racial, ethnic or national groups in the region;

  3. (c)

     bodies which represent the interests of different religious groups in the region;

  4. (d)

     bodies which represent the interests of disabled persons in the region;

  5. (e)

     voluntary bodies some or all of whose activities benefit any part of the region;

• “relevant authorities” means—

  1. (f)

     a district council;

  2. (g)

     a county council;

  3. (h)

     a National Park authority;

  4. (i)

     the Broads Authority;

• “RRA”, in relation to a region, means the responsible regional authorities for that region^f1;

• “the sustainability appraisal” means the appraisal of the sustainability of the proposals in the draft revision of the regional strategy”;

• “the sustainability appraisal report” means the report of the findings of the sustainability appraisal;

• “specific consultation bodies” means the following bodies—

  1. (j)

     any of the relevant authorities whose area is wholly or partly in or adjoins the RRA’s region;

  2. (k)

     a parish council any part of whose area is in or adjoins the RRA’s region;

  3. (l)

     the RRA for each adjoining region, or, where the region adjoins London, the Mayor of London;

  4. (m)

     Natural England;

  5. (n)

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  6. (o)

     the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England;

  7. (p)

     the Homes and Communities Agency;

  8. (q)

     the Environment Agency;

  9. (r)

     Network Rail;

  10. (s)

      the Highways Agency;

  11. (t)

      the Trades Union Congress;

  12. (u)

      the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

  13. (v)

      any person—

      1. (i)

         to whom the electronic communications code applies by virtue of a direction given under section 106(3)(a) of the Communications Act 2003^f2 (application of the electronic communications code); and

      2. (ii)

         who owns or controls electronic communications apparatus situated in any part of the region;

  14. (w)

      any—

      1. (i)

         Strategic Health Authority;

      2. (ii)

         person to whom a licence has been granted under section 6(1)(b) or (c) of the Electricity Act 1989^f3(licences authorising supply etc.);

      3. (iii)

         person to whom a licence has been granted under section 7(2) of the Gas Act 1986^f4(licensing of gas transporters);

      4. (iv)

         sewerage undertaker;

      5. (v)

         water undertaker;

      exercising functions in any part of the region.