PART 2Amendment of the Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017

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—

    1. a

      the person appointed under article 6A, or

    2. b

      any person appointed under section 35(4) of the 1983 Act5 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—

    1. a

      in relation to the area of a combined authority—

      1. i

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

      2. ii

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

    2. b

      in relation to the area of a combined county authority—

      1. i

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

      2. 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”.