# The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017 (Amendment) Regulations 2024, Regulation 3: Article 2 (interpretation)


In article 2 (interpretation)—
(a) 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—
(a) the person appointed under article 6A, or
(b) any person appointed under section 35(4) of the 1983 Act 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;”;
(b) in the definition of “Combined Authority Mayoral Election Rules” omit “Combined Authority”;
(c) in the definition of “candidate”, after “combined authority mayor” insert “or, as the case may be, a combined county authority mayor”;
(d) for the definition of “combined authority mayoral election” substitute—
““combined authority mayoral election” means an election for the return of a combined authority mayor;”;
(e) for the definition of “constituent council” substitute—
““constituent council” means—
(a) in relation to the area of a combined authority—
(i) a county council the whole or any part of whose area is within the area of the combined authority, or
(ii) a district council whose area is within the area of the combined authority;
(b) in relation to the area of a combined county authority—
(i) a county council for an area within the combined county authority’s area, or
(ii) a unitary district council for an area within the combined county authority’s area;”;
(f) in the definition of “electoral area” after “combined authority” insert “or combined county authority”;
(g) in the definition of “relevant election or referendum”—
(i) omit paragraph (e),
(ii) in the closing words, omit “combined authority”;
(h) in the definition of “returning officer” for “combined authority” substitute “CA/CCA”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2024/9780348255041/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-combined-authorities-mayoral-elections-order-2017-amendment-regulations-2024/regulation-3
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