# The Town and Country Planning (Regional Strategy) (England) Regulations 2010, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W

In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;
“general consultation bodies” means the following bodies—
(a)bodies which represent the interests of persons carrying on business in the region;
(b)bodies which represent the interests of different racial, ethnic or national groups in the region;
(c)bodies which represent the interests of different religious groups in the region;
(d)bodies which represent the interests of disabled persons in the region;
(e)voluntary bodies some or all of whose activities benefit any part of the region;
“relevant authorities” means—
(f)a district council;
(g)a county council;
(h)a National Park authority;
(i)the Broads Authority;
“RRA”, in relation to a region, means the responsible regional authorities for that region;
“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—
(j)any of the relevant authorities whose area is wholly or partly in or adjoins the RRA’s region;
(k)a parish council any part of whose area is in or adjoins the RRA’s region;
(l)the RRA for each adjoining region, or, where the region adjoins London, the Mayor of London;
(m)Natural England;
(n)...
(o)the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England;
(p)the Homes and Communities Agency;
(q)the Environment Agency;
(r)Network Rail;
(s)the Highways Agency;
(t)the Trades Union Congress;
(u)the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
(v)any person—
(i)to whom the electronic communications code applies by virtue of a direction given under section 106(3)(a) of the Communications Act 2003 (application of the electronic communications code); and
(ii)who owns or controls electronic communications apparatus situated in any part of the region;
(w)any—
(i)Strategic Health Authority;
(ii)person to whom a licence has been granted under section 6(1)(b) or (c) of the Electricity Act 1989(licences authorising supply etc.);
(iii)person to whom a licence has been granted under section 7(2) of the Gas Act 1986(licensing of gas transporters);
(iv)sewerage undertaker;
(v)water undertaker;
exercising functions in any part of the region.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/601/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-regional-strategy-england-regulations-2010/regulation-2
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