{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/barnsley-doncaster-rotherham-and-sheffield-combined-authority-order-2014/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/barnsley-doncaster-rotherham-and-sheffield-combined-authority-order-2014/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2014/863",
  "legislation_title": "The Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority Order 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/barnsley-doncaster-rotherham-and-sheffield-combined-authority-order-2014",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n“the 2009 Act” means the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;\n“combined area” means the area consisting of the areas of the constituent councils;\n“the Combined Authority” means the Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority constituted by article 3;\n“commencement date” means the date on which this Order comes into force;\n“constituent councils” means—\n(a)Sheffield City Council; and\n(b)Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council and Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council;\n“financial year” means the period of 12 months ending with 31st March in any year;\n“ITA” means the South Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority;\n“non-constituent councils” means—\n(a)Chesterfield Borough Council; and\n(b)Bassetlaw District Council, Bolsover District Council, Derbyshire Dales District Council and North East Derbyshire District Council.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 2 in force at 1.4.2014, see art. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/863/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:20:36.629382+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}