s 59 Interpretation
(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; (ja) a corporate joint committee established by regulations made under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021; (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.