Regulation 3 Article 2 (interpretation)

in the appropriate places insert—

• ““the 2023 Act” means the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;”;

• ““CA/CCA returning officer” means the combined authority returning officer or, as the case may be, the combined county authority returning officer;”;

• ““combined county authority mayor”, in relation to the area of a combined county authority, means the mayor for the area of the authority by virtue of regulations made under section 27(1) of the 2023 Act;”

• ““combined county authority mayoral election” means an election for the return of a combined county authority mayor;”;

• ““combined county authority returning officer” means—

  1. (a)

     the person appointed under article 6A, or

  2. (b)

     any person appointed under section 35(4) of the 1983 Act^f1 by a person of a description mentioned in paragraph (a);”;

• ““election” or “CA/CCA mayoral election” means an election for the return of a combined authority mayor or, as the case may be, a combined county authority mayor;”;

in the definition of “Combined Authority Mayoral Election Rules” omit “Combined Authority”;

in the definition of “candidate”, after “combined authority mayor” insert “or, as the case may be, a combined county authority mayor”;

for the definition of “combined authority mayoral election” substitute—

• ““combined authority mayoral election” means an election for the return of a combined authority mayor;”;

for the definition of “constituent council” substitute—

• ““constituent council” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to the area of a combined authority—

     1. (i)

        a county council the whole or any part of whose area is within the area of the combined authority, or

     2. (ii)

        a district council whose area is within the area of the combined authority;

  2. (b)

     in relation to the area of a combined county authority—

     1. (i)

        a county council for an area within the combined county authority’s area, or

     2. (ii)

        a unitary district council for an area within the combined county authority’s area;”;

in the definition of “electoral area” after “combined authority” insert “or combined county authority”;

in the definition of “relevant election or referendum”—

in the definition of “returning officer” for “combined authority” substitute “CA/CCA”.