The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017 (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Article 2 (interpretation)

3.  In article 2 (interpretation)—

(a) in the appropriate places insert—

““the 2023 Act” means the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;”;

““CA/CCA returning officer” means the combined authority returning officer or, as the case may be, the combined county authority returning officer;”;

““combined county authority mayor”, in relation to the area of a combined county authority, means the mayor for the area of the authority by virtue of regulations made under section 27(1) of the 2023 Act;”

““combined county authority mayoral election” means an election for the return of a combined county authority mayor;”;

““combined county authority returning officer” means—

(a)

the person appointed under article 6A, or

(b)

any person appointed under section 35(4) of the 1983 Act(1) by a person of a description mentioned in paragraph (a);”;

““election” or “CA/CCA mayoral election” means an election for the return of a combined authority mayor or, as the case may be, a combined county authority mayor;”;

(b) in the definition of “Combined Authority Mayoral Election Rules” omit “Combined Authority”;

(c) in the definition of “candidate”, after “combined authority mayor” insert “or, as the case may be, a combined county authority mayor”;

(d) for the definition of “combined authority mayoral election” substitute—

““combined authority mayoral election” means an election for the return of a combined authority mayor;”;

(e) for the definition of “constituent council” substitute—

““constituent council” means—

(a)

in relation to the area of a combined authority—

(i)

a county council the whole or any part of whose area is within the area of the combined authority, or

(ii)

a district council whose area is within the area of the combined authority;

(b)

in relation to the area of a combined county authority—

(i)

a county council for an area within the combined county authority’s area, or

(ii)

a unitary district council for an area within the combined county authority’s area;”;

(f) in the definition of “electoral area” after “combined authority” insert “or combined county authority”;

(g) in the definition of “relevant election or referendum”—

(i) omit paragraph (e),

(ii) in the closing words, omit “combined authority”;

(h) in the definition of “returning officer” for “combined authority” substitute “CA/CCA”.

(1)

1983 c. 2. Section 35(4) was amended by paragraph 50 of Schedule 12 to the Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40).