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;

• “Buckinghamshire” except in the first mention of that word in article 3(1) and in the mention in articles 3(3), 18(2)(a) and 19(a) means the county of Buckinghamshire;

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

• “the 2020 election” means the election required by article 18(1) to be held in 2020;

• “the 2020 election day” means the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2020^f4;

• “the districts” means the districts of Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, South Bucks and Wycombe;

• “the district councils” means Aylesbury Vale District Council, Chiltern District Council, South Bucks District Council and Wycombe District Council;

• “the Implementation Team” means the team required to be formed under article 17(1);

• “shadow authority” means an authority (not being a local authority) which will become a local authority on 1st April 2020;

• “shadow executive” has the meaning given in article 6(1)(b);

• “the shadow period” means the period beginning with the day on which this Order comes into force and ending on the fourth day after the 2020 election day.