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16.  The total of the expenditure properly incurred by the shadow authorities is to be divided among, and paid by, the county council, the North Northamptonshire councils and the West Northamptonshire councils in such proportion as may be agreed between those councils; but, where either of the shadow authorities notifies the Secretary of State that there is no such agreement, the Secretary of State may— 

(a) determine the proportion in which that expenditure is to be divided and paid; or 

(b) appoint an arbitrator for that purpose. 

17. —(1) The following provisions of the 1972 Act apply in relation to a shadow authority, notwithstanding that it does not have the functions and full powers of a local authority: 

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(2) Each shadow authority, notwithstanding that it does not have the functions and full powers of a local authority, is to be treated— 

(a) for the purposes of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014( a ) and any regulations made under that Act as if it were a district council; 

(b) for the purposes of section 101 of the 2000 Act (indemnification of members and officers of relevant authorities), as a relevant authority; 

(c) for the purposes of Part 1 of the Local Government Act 2003( b ) (capital finance etc and accounts), as a local authority; 

(d) for the purposes of the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) Regulations 2001( c ), as a relevant authority; 

(e) for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 2018( d ), as a public authority; and 

(f) for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000( e ), as a public authority. 

## Discharge of shadow authorities’ functions by shadow executives 

18. —(1) Except to the extent that any provision of any Act, this Order or regulations under section 9D (functions which are the responsibility of an executive), 9DA (functions of an executive: further provision) or 13( f ) (functions which are the responsibility of an executive) of the 2000 Act requires otherwise, the functions conferred on a shadow authority by or under this Order are to be delegated to, and discharged by, its shadow executive. 

