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—
the person appointed under article 6A, or
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—
in relation to the area of a combined authority—
a county council the whole or any part of whose area is within the area of the combined authority, or
a district council whose area is within the area of the combined authority;
in relation to the area of a combined county authority—
a county council for an area within the combined county authority’s area, or
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”.
1983 c. 2. Section 35(4) was amended by paragraph 50 of Schedule 12 to the Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40).