The Northamptonshire (Structural Changes) Order 2020

Interpretation

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 2011 Act” means the Localism Act 2011(4);

“2020 election” means an election required by article 20(1)(a) to be held in 2020;

“the 2020 election day” means the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2020(5);

“the article 22 functions” means the functions referred to in article 22;

“the county council” means the council of the county of Northamptonshire;

“the Implementation Team” means the team required to be formed under article 26(1);

“the North Northamptonshire districts” means the districts of Corby, East Northamptonshire, Kettering and Wellingborough;

“the North Northamptonshire councils” means Corby Borough Council, East Northamptonshire District Council, Kettering Borough Council and Wellingborough Borough Council;

“ordinary day of election of councillors” has the meaning given by section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983(6);

“the proper officer”, in relation to any purpose and any council, means the officer appointed for that purpose by that council;

“shadow authority” means an authority (not being a local authority) which will become a local authority on 1st April 2021;

“shadow executive” has the meaning given in article 7(1);

“the shadow period” means the period beginning with the fourth day after the 2020 election day and ending immediately before 1st April 2021;

“the West Northamptonshire districts” means the districts of Daventry, Northampton and South Northamptonshire;

“the West Northamptonshire councils” means Daventry District Council, Northampton Borough Council and South Northamptonshire District Council.

(1)

1972 c.70.

(2)

1989 c. 42.

(3)

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). Part 1A and Schedule A1 were inserted by Schedule 2 to the Localism Act 2011 (c.20).

(4)

2011 c. 20.

(5)

See section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c.2).

(6)

1983 c. 2.