In this Act—
"appropriate person" means—
(a)in relation to England, the Secretary of State, and
(b)in relation to Wales, the National Assembly for Wales;
"best value authority" means an authority or body which is a best value authority for the purposes of Part 1 of the Local Government Act 1999 (c. 27);
"financial year" means a period of 12 months beginning with 1st April;
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