2. In this Order—
“the 1972 Act” means the Local Government Act 1972(1);
“the 1989 Act” means the Local Government and Housing Act 1989(2);
“the 2000 Act” means the Local Government Act 2000(3);
“the 2007 Act” means the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007;
“the 2019 election” means—
in the case of Dorset Council, the election required by article 39(1) to be held in 2019;
in the case of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, the election required by article 24(1) to be held in 2019;
“2019 election day” means the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2019(4);
“the Borough Councils” means Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Councils;
“the Christchurch electoral divisions” means the Dorset County Council electoral divisions of Burton Grange, Christchurch Central, Commons, Mudeford and Highcliffe, and Walkford;
“the County Council” means the council of the county of Dorset;
“Dorset”, except in the mention of that word in article 7(3), means the county of Dorset;
“the District Councils” mean the councils specified in article 9(1)(b).
2000 c.22. Parts 2 and 3 of that Act were amended by Part 3 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28).
See section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c.2).