Commentary on Sections Other Section 144: Best value: minor and consequential amendments
380.Section 144 defines the term “Welsh best value authorities” for the purposes of the Local Government Act 1999 and introduces Schedule 8, which makes further minor and consequential amendments.
381.The amendments made by subsection (1) provide that all authorities which are currently “best value authorities in Wales” for the purposes of Part 1 of the Local Government Act 1999 will be “Welsh best value authorities”, apart from police authorities (since responsibility for policing is generally not devolved to Wales). Welsh best value authorities will be subject to subordinate legislation and guidance made or issued by the Welsh Ministers under that Part.