Part 5Work
Chapter 1Employment, etc.
Local authority members
59Interpretation
1
This section applies for the purposes of section 58.
2
“Local authority” means—
a
a county council in England;
b
a district council in England;
c
the Greater London Authority;
d
a London borough council;
e
the Common Council of the City of London;
f
the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
g
a parish council in England;
h
a county council in Wales;
i
a community council in Wales;
j
a county borough council in Wales;
k
a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;
l
a community council in Scotland.
3
A Minister of the Crown may by order amend subsection (2) so as to add, vary or omit a reference to a body which exercises functions that have been conferred on a local authority within paragraph (a) to (l).
4
A reference to the carrying-out of official business by a person who is a member of a local authority is a reference to the doing of anything by the person—
a
as a member of the authority,
b
as a member of a body to which the person is appointed by, or appointed following nomination by, the authority or a group of bodies including the authority, or
c
as a member of any other public body.
5
“Member”, in relation to the Greater London Authority, means—
a
the Mayor of London;
b
a member of the London Assembly.