# The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022, Article 2: Interpretation


In this Order—
“the 1972 Act” means the Local Government Act 1972;
“the 1989 Act” means the Local Government and Housing Act 1989;
“the 2000 Act” means the Local Government Act 2000;
“the 2007 Act” means the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007;
“the 2011 Act” means the Localism Act 2011;
“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;
“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;
“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).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/331/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/cumbria-structural-changes-order-2022/article-2
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