Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

• “the 1972 Act” means the Local Government Act 1972^f1;

• “the 1989 Act” means the Local Government and Housing Act 1989^f2;

• “the 2000 Act” means the Local Government Act 2000^f3;

• “the 2007 Act” means the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007;

• “the 2011 Act” means the Localism Act 2011^f4;

• “2022 election” means an election required by article 21(1)(a) to be held in 2022;

• “the 2022 election day” means the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022^f5;

• “the article 22 functions” means the functions referred to in article 22;

• “the county council” means the council of the county of Cumbria;

• “Cumberland Council” means the district council to be established by article 3(2);

• “the Cumberland councils” means Allerdale Borough Council, Carlisle City Council and Copeland Borough Council;

• “the Cumberland districts” means the districts of Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland;

• “the Cumberland Joint Committee” is the committee to be established by article 23(1)(a);

• “the Implementation Team” means the team required to be formed under article 26(1);

• “ordinary day of election of councillors” has the meaning given by section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983^f6;

• “the proper officer”, in relation to any purpose and any council, means the officer appointed for that purpose by that council;

• “shadow authority” means an authority (not being a local authority) which will become a local authority on 1st April 2023;

• “shadow executive” has the meaning given in article 7(1);

• “the shadow period” means the period beginning with the fourth day after the 2022 election day and ending immediately before 1st April 2023;

• “Westmorland and Furness Council” means the district council to be established by article 4(2);

• “the Westmorland and Furness councils” means Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council, Eden District Council and South Lakeland District Council;

• “the Westmorland and Furness districts” means the districts of Barrow-in-Furness, Eden and South Lakeland;

• “the Westmorland and Furness Joint Committee” is the committee to be established by article 23(1)(b).