This section applies for the purposes of section 104, this section and Schedule 4.

In relation to England—

• “local government area” means an area for which there is—

  1. a

     a relevant district council, or

  2. b

     a unitary authority;

• “relevant district council” means the council of a district so far as it is not a unitary authority;

• “unitary authority” means—

  1. a

     the council of a county so far as it is the council for an area for which there are no district councils,

  2. b

     the council of any district comprised in an area for which there is no county council,

  3. c

     a London borough council,

  4. d

     the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority, or

  5. e

     the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

and, in relation to a local government area in England—

• “local provider of social housing” means a private registered provider of social housing that—

  1. a

     grants tenancies of dwelling-houses in that area, or

  2. b

     manages any house or other property in that area;

• “relevant bodies” means—

  1. a

     the relevant district council or the unitary authority,

  2. b

     the chief officer of police for the police area which that local government area is within,

  3. c

     F1each integrated care board established under section 14Z25 of the National Health Service Act 2006 whose area is wholly or partly within that local government area, and

  4. d

     any local providers of social housing who are among the relevant bodies by virtue of the co-option arrangements made in relation to that local government area.

In relation to Wales—

• “local government area” means—

  1. a

     a county, or

  2. b

     a county borough;

and, in relation to a local government area in Wales—

• “local provider of social housing” means a body registered as a social landlord under section 3 of the Housing Act 1996 that—

  1. a

     grants tenancies of dwelling-houses in that area, or

  2. b

     manages any house or other property in that area;

• “relevant bodies” means—

  1. a

     the council for the area,

  2. b

     the chief officer of police for the police area which that local government area is within,

  3. c

     each Local Health Board whose area is wholly or partly within that local government area, and

  4. d

     any local providers of social housing who are among the relevant bodies by virtue of the co-option arrangements made in relation to that local government area.

These expressions have the meanings given—

• “anti-social behaviour” means behaviour causing harassment, alarm or distress to members or any member of the public;

• “applicant” means a person who makes an application for an ASB case review;

• “ASB case review” has the meaning given in section 104(1);

• “dwelling-house” has the same meaning as in the Housing Act 1985;

• “co-option arrangements” has the meaning given in paragraph 5 of Schedule 4;

• “reporting period”, in relation to the publication of information by the relevant bodies in a local government area, means a period, not exceeding 12 months, determined by those bodies.