Section 100J: Application to new authorities, Common Council, etc., Local Government Act 1972

Except in this section, and subject as follows, any reference in this Part to a principal council includes a reference to—

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a joint authority;

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an economic prosperity board;

a combined authority;

a combined county authority;

Transport for London;

a sub-national transport body;

the Common Council;

The Broads Authority;

a National Park authority;

a joint board or joint committee falling within subsection (2) below;

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a fire and rescue authority constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies.

the Homes and Communities Agency so far as it is exercising functions conferred on it in relation to a designated area by virtue of a designation order.

a Mayoral development corporation.

A joint board or joint committee falls within this subsection if—

it is constituted under any enactment as a body corporate; and

it discharges functions of two or more principal councils;

and for the purposes of this subsection any body falling within paragraph (a), (b)..., (bc), (bd) or (c) of subsection (1) above shall be treated as a principal council.

In its application by virtue of subsection (1)(g) above in relation to the Homes and Communities Agency, a reference in this Part to the offices of the council (however expressed)—

is to be treated as a reference to such premises located within the designated area as the Homes and Communities Agency considers appropriate, and

in the application of section 100A(6)(a) above to a case where the meeting is to be held at premises other than those mentioned in paragraph (a) above, includes a reference to those other premises.

In section 100A, subsections (5A), (7A) to (7F) and (9) do not apply to—

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the Common Council other than in its capacity as a local authority or police authority;

a joint board or a joint committee falling within subsection (2) above;

the Homes and Communities Agency; or

a Mayoral development corporation.

In its application by virtue of subsection (1) above in relation to a body falling within paragraph . . . , (b), ... ...(bc), (bd), (be), (bf), (cc), (cd), (d)... . . . , (f) or (h) of that subsection, section 100A (6)(a) above shall have effect with the insertion after the word "council" of the words ." and, if the meeting is to be held at premises other than those offices, at those premises "

In its application by virtue of subsection (1)(be) above in relation to Transport for London, section 100E(3) has effect as if for paragraph (bb) there were substituted—

In its application by virtue of subsection (1)(g) above in relation to the Homes and Communities Agency, section 100E above shall have effect as if—

in subsection (2), paragraph (c) was omitted, and

in subsection (3), for paragraphs (a) to (c) there were substituted—aa committee established under paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 1 to the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 for the purpose of exercising functions conferred on the Homes and Communities Agency in relation to a designated area by virtue of a designation order; orba sub-committee of such a committee established under paragraph 6(2) of that Schedule to that Act for that purpose.

In its application by virtue of subsection (1)(h) above in relation to a Mayoral development corporation, section 100E(3) has effect as if for paragraphs (a) to (c) there were substituted—

In its application by virtue of subsection (1)(g) above in relation to the Homes and Communities Agency, section 100G(1) above shall have effect as if paragraph (a) was omitted.

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In its application by virtue of subsection (1) above, section 100G(1)(a) above shall have effect—

in relation to a joint authority ... , a sub-national transport body, an economic prosperity board, , a combined authority or a combined county authority ... ... , with the substitution for the words after "together with" of the words ; and"the name or description of the body or other person that appointed him "

in relation to the Broads Authority or its Navigation Committee or any National Park authority, with the substitution for the words after "together with" of the words ; and"the name of the person who appointed him "

in relation to a Mayoral development corporation, or joint board or joint committee falling within subsection (2) above, with the omission of the words after "for the time being"; and

in relation to a fire and rescue authority falling within subsection (1)(f) above, with the substitution for the words , in the case of a councillor, the"ward or division" of the words ." theconstituent area "

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In its application by virtue of subsection (1)(be) above in relation to Transport for London, section 100G shall have effect—

with the substitution for subsection (1)(a) and (b) of—athe name of every member of the council for the time being; andbthe name of every member of each committee or sub-committee of the council for the time being., and

with the insertion in subsection (2)(b) after "exercisable" of ", but not an officer by whom such a power is exercisable at least partly as a result of sub-delegation by any officer".

References to a principal council in Wales in this Part include—

a National Park authority for a National Park in Wales;

a fire and rescue authority for an area in Wales;

a joint board or joint committee which falls within subsection (2) and which discharges functions of two or more principal councils in Wales.

In this section "designated area" and "designation order" have the same meanings as in Part 1 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.

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Section 100J: Application to new authorities, Common Council, etc.

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