Part 1 of the Local Government Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”) introduced a legal framework within which local government may undertake capital expenditure. In Wales, the Welsh Ministers may regulate that activity by regulations. Such provision was made by the Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Wales) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/3239) (“the 2003 Regulations”) which have been amended by the Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1051 (W.108)) (“the 2007 Regulations”) and the Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/685 (W.67) (“the 2010 Regulations”).