# The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017, Paragraph 4: The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000


(1) The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 has effect in relation to the conduct of a CA/CCA mayoral election with the following modifications.
(2) Schedule 7 (control of donations to individuals and members associations) has effect as if—
(a) in paragraph 1 after sub-paragraph (2) there were inserted—
“(2A) “Combined authority” means a combined authority established by an order under Part 6 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.
(2B) “Combined county authority” means a combined county authority established by regulations made under Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023. ”,
(b) in paragraph 1(8) in sub-paragraph (g) after “the Local Government Act 2000” there were inserted “ or mayor for a combined authority or, as the case may be, a combined county authority”,
(c) in paragraph 4(1)(aa) after “local authority” there were inserted “ or combined authority or, as the case may be, a combined county authority”,
(d) in paragraph 15A(3) after sub-paragraph (c) there were inserted—
“(d) if the holder of a relevant elective office is a mayor of a combined authority, the combined authority of which he is the mayor.
(e) if the holder of a relevant elective office is a mayor of a combined county authority, the combined county authority of which that person is the mayor. ”
(3) Schedule 7A (control of loans etc. to individuals and member associations) has effect as if—
(a) in paragraph 1 after sub-paragraph (2) there were inserted—
“(2A) “Combined authority” means a combined authority established by an order under Part 6 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.
(2B) “Combined county authority” means a combined county authority established by regulations made under Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023. ”
(b) in paragraph 16(4) after sub-paragraph (c) there were inserted—
“(d) if the holder of a relevant elective office is a mayor of a combined authority, the combined authority of which he is the mayor.
(e) if the holder of a relevant elective office is a mayor of a combined county authority, the combined county authority of which he is the mayor. ”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/67/schedule/2/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/combined-authorities-mayoral-elections-order-2017/schedule-2/paragraph-4
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