The North East Mayoral Combined Authority (Establishment and Functions) Order 2024

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“the 1972 Act” means the Local Government Act 1972(1);

“the 1985 Act” means the Transport Act 1985(2);

“the 1989 Act” means the Local Government and Housing Act 1989(3);

“the 1990 Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 1990(4);

“the 1999 Act” means the Greater London Authority Act 1999(5);

“the 2000 Act” means the Transport Act 2000(6);

“the 2003 Act” means the Local Government Act 2003(7);

“the 2004 Act” means the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004(8);

“the 2008 Act” means the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008(9);

“the 2009 Act” means the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;

“the 2011 Act” means the Localism Act 2011(10);

“the 2014 Order” means the Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland Combined Authority Order 2014(11)—

(a)

for the purposes of this Part and Part 4, as in force on the day that this Order is made;

(b)

for all other purposes, as in force immediately before 7th May 2024;

“the 2018 Order” means the Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland Combined Authority (Establishment and Functions) Order 2018(12)—

(a)

for the purposes of this Part and Part 4, as in force on the day that this Order is made;

(b)

for all other purposes, as in force immediately before 7th May 2024;

“ASCLA” means the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009(13);

“apprenticeship training” has the meaning given in section 83(5) of the ASCLA;

“Combined Area” means the area consisting of the areas of the constituent councils;

“the Combined Authority” means the combined authority established by article 5;

“Constituent Council Member” means an elected member appointed to the Combined Authority by a constituent council pursuant to paragraph 1(1)(a) of Schedule 1;

“constituent councils” means the councils for the local government areas of Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland, and a reference to a “constituent council” is a reference to any one of those councils;

“Corporation” means a corporation established by the Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions in section 198 of the 2011 Act, as modified by Schedule 6, following the designation of an area of land by the Combined Authority;

“the Durham, Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland Combined Authority” means the combined authority established by article 3 of the 2014 Order which by virtue of article 3(4) of the 2018 Order is known as the Durham, Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland Combined Authority;

“HA 1985” means the Housing Act 1985(14);

“ITA” means the Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority;

“the joint transport committee” means the committee appointed under article 8 of the 2018 Order as constituted immediately before 7th May 2024, that committee being the forum by way of which the Durham, Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland Combined Authority and the Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland Combined Authority made decisions in respect of the transport functions outlined in article 9(1) of the 2018 Order across the whole of the area covered by those combined authorities;

“Mayor” means the Mayor for the Combined Area as provided for by article 14, except in the terms “mayor of the Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland Combined Authority” and “Mayor of London”(15);

“the Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland Combined Authority” means the authority established by article 3(1) of the 2018 Order;

“person subject to adult detention” is to be construed in accordance with section 121(4) of the ASCLA;

“Substitute Constituent Council Member” means an elected member appointed to the Combined Authority by a constituent council pursuant to paragraph 1(1)(b) of Schedule 1;

“the TMA” means the Traffic Management Act 2004(16).

(1)

1972 c. 70.

(2)

1985 c. 67.

(3)

1989 c. 42.

(4)

1990 c. 8.

(5)

1999 c. 29.

(6)

2000 c. 38.

(7)

2003 c. 26.

(8)

2004 c. 5.

(9)

2008 c. 17.

(10)

2011 c. 20.

(11)

S.I. 2014/1012.

(12)

S.I. 2018/1133.

(13)

2009 c. 22.

(14)

1985 c. 68.

(15)

“Deputy Mayor” has the meaning given in section 107C(7) of the 2009 Act.

(16)

2004 c. 18.