Section 91

In this Part— “action plan” is to be construed— in relation to England, in accordance with section 83A; in relation to Wales, in accordance with section 83B; otherwise, in accordance with section 84(2); “air quality objectives” means objectives prescribed by virtue of section 87(2)(b) above; “air quality partner” has the meaning given by section 85A(1); “air quality review” means a review under section 82 or 85 above; “air quality standards” means standards prescribed by virtue of section 87(2)(a) above; “the appropriate agency” means— in relation to England, the Agency; in relation to Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales; in relation to Scotland, SEPA; “designated area” has the meaning given by section 83(1) above; “local authority”, in relation to England and Wales, means— and, in relation to Scotland, means a council for an area constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994; any unitary authority, any district council, so far as it is not a unitary authority, the Common Council of the City of London and, as respects the Temples, the Sub-Treasurer of the Inner Temple and the Under-Treasurer of the Middle Temple respectively, “neighbouring authority”, in relation to a local authority (“the principal authority”), means another local authority whose area is contiguous with the area of the principal authority; “new Agency” means the Agency or SEPA; “prescribed” means prescribed, or of a description prescribed, by or under regulations; “regulations” means regulations made by the Secretary of State; “the relevant period”, in the case of any provision of this Part, means such period as may be prescribed for the purposes of that provision; “relevant public authority” has the meaning given by section 81A(2); “relevant Welsh public authority” has the meaning given by section 81B(2); “the strategy” has the meaning given by section 80(1) above; “unitary authority” means— the council of a county, so far as it is the council of an area for which there are no district councils; the council of any district comprised in an area for which there is no county council; the council of a London borough; the council of a county borough in Wales. Any reference in this Part to it appearing that any air quality standards or objectives are not likely within the relevant period to be achieved includes a reference to it appearing that those standards or objectives are likely within that period not to be achieved.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30