# The Combined Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny Committees, Access to Information and Audit Committees) Order 2017, Article 2: Interpretation

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(1) In this Order—
“the 2009 Act” means the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;
“the 2023 Act” means the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;
“excluded matter” means any matter which is a local crime and disorder matter within the meaning of section 19 of the Police and Justice Act 2006 or a matter of any description specified in an order made by the Secretary of State for the purposes of section 9FC of the Local Government Act 2000;
“independent remuneration panel” has the meaning given in article 16;
“mayor” means the mayor for the area of a combined authority established in an order made under section 107A of the 2009 Act or, as the case may be, for the area of a combined county authority established in regulations made under section 27 of the 2023 Act;
“member” in relation to membership of an overview and scrutiny committee includes the chair of that overview and scrutiny committee;
“non-constituent council” means a council designated as a non-constituent council in an order made under section 103(1) of the 2009 Act;
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“principal council” has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 1972;
“proper officer” has the same meaning as in section 270(3) of the Local Government Act 1972;
“substitute member” means any person appointed to act as a member of a combined authority or, as the case may be, of a combined county authority, in the absence of a member of that authority.
(2) For the purposes of this Order a person (“R”) is a relative of another person if R is—
(a) the other person’s spouse or civil partner,
(b) living with the other person as if they were a married couple or civil partners,
(c) a grandparent of the other person,
(d) a lineal descendant of a grandparent of the other person,
(e) a parent, sibling or child of a person within paragraph (a) or (b),
(f) the spouse or civil partner of a person within paragraph (c), (d) or (e), or
(g) living with a person within paragraph (c), (d) or (e) as if they were a married couple or civil partners.
(3) For the purposes of this Order, any reference to a council which can nominate a non-constituent member of a combined authority or a combined county authority, means any council which has been designated as a nominating body in relation to the appointment of a non-constituent member of a combined authority or, as the case may be, a combined county authority, or is a member of a body which has been so designated—
(a) in the case of a combined authority, under section 104A(1) of the 2009 Act; or
(b) in the case of a combined county authority, under section 11(1) of the 2023 Act.
(4) For the purposes of this Order, an elected mayor (as defined in section 9H(1) of the Local Government Act 2000) of any council is to be treated as a member of that council.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/68/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/combined-authorities-overview-and-scrutiny-committees-access-to-information-and-audit-committees-order-2017/article-2
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