# The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017, Article 2: Interpretation


In this Order—
“the 1983 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1983;
“the 2009 Act” means the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;
“the Elections Regulations” means the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001;
“the Combined Authority Mayoral Elections Rules” means the rules set out in Schedule 1 or Schedule 3 to this Order as the case may be;
“the Referendums Regulations” means the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2012 or the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Council Tax Increases) (England) Regulations 2012;
“candidate” means a candidate to be a combined authority mayor;
“combined authority mayor”, in relation to the area of a combined authority, means the mayor for the area of the authority by virtue of an order under section 107A(1) of the 2009 Act;
“combined authority mayoral election” and “election” means an election for the return of a combined authority mayor;
“combined authority returning officer” means—
(a) the person appointed under article 6; or
(b) any person appointed under subsection section 35(4) of the 1983 Act by a person of a description mentioned in paragraph (a);
“constituent council” in relation to the area of a combined authority, means—
(a) a county council the whole or any part of whose area is within the area of the combined authority; or
(b) a district council whose area is within the area of the combined authority;
“electoral area” means the area for the combined authority for which the election is held;
“European Parliamentary election” has the same meaning as in section 27(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1985;
“local government election” has the same meaning as in section 203(1) of the 1983 Act;
“local government mayoral election” means an election for the return of an elected mayor in accordance with Part 1A of the Local Government Act 2000;
“police and crime commissioner election” means an election of a police and crime commissioner in accordance with Chapter 6 of Part 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011;
“proper officer” has the meaning given by section 270(3) of the Local Government Act 1972;
“referendum” means a referendum conducted under the Referendums Regulations;
“register of local government electors” means the register maintained under section 9 of the Representation of the People Act 1983;
“relevant election or referendum” means one or more of the following—
(a) a Parliamentary election,
(b) a European Parliamentary election,
(c) a local government election,
(d) a local government mayoral election,
(e) another combined authority mayoral election,
(f) a referendum,
(g) a police and crime commissioner election,
the poll at which is taken together with the poll at the combined authority mayoral election;
“returning officer”, in relation to a combined authority mayoral election, means—
(a) the person appointed in accordance with article 5, or
(b) any person appointed under section 35(4) of the 1983 Act by a person of a description mentioned in paragraph (a).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2017/9780111151815/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-combined-authorities-mayoral-elections-order-2017/article-2
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