# The Combined Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny Committees, Access to Information and Audit Committees) Order 2016, Article 2: Interpretation


(1) In this Order—
“the 2009 Act” means the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;
“excluded matter” means any matter which is a local crime and disorder matter within the meaning of section 19 of the Police and Justice Act 2006 or a matter of any description specified in an order made by the Secretary of State for the purposes of section 9FC of the Local Government Act 2000;
“mayor” means the mayor for the area of a combined authority established in an order made under section 107A of the 2009 Act;
“member” in relation to membership of an overview and scrutiny committee includes the chair of that overview and scrutiny committee;
“non constituent council” means a council designated as a non constituent council in an order made under section 103(1) of the 2009 Act;
“principal authority” means in the case of a parish council for an area in a district that has a district council, that district council, and in the case of a parish council for any other area, the county council for the county that includes that area; and
“proper officer” has the same meaning as in section 270(3) of the Local Government Act 1972.
(2) For the purposes of this Order a person (“R”) is a relative of another person if R is—
(a) the other person’s spouse or civil partner,
(b) living with the other person as husband and wife or as if they were civil partners,
(c) a grandparent of the other person,
(d) a lineal descendant of a grandparent of the other person,
(e) a parent, sibling or child of a person within paragraph (a) or (b),
(f) the spouse or civil partner of a person within paragraph (c), (d) or (e), or
(g) living with a person within paragraph (c), (d) or (e) as husband and wife or as if they were civil partners.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111151754/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-combined-authorities-overview-and-scrutiny-committees-access-to-information-and-audit-committees-order-2016/article-2
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