# The Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority Regulations 2025, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the 1980 Act” means the Highways Act 1980;
“the 1985 Act” means the Housing Act 1985;
“the 1989 Act” means the Local Government and Housing Act 1989;
“the 1990 Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 1990;
“the 1999 Act” means the Greater London Authority Act 1999;
“the 2000 Act” means the Transport Act 2000;
“the 2003 Act” means the Local Government Act 2003;
“the 2004 Act” means the Traffic Management Act 2004;
“the 2008 Act” means the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008;
“the 2011 Act” means the Localism Act 2011;
“the 2023 Act” means the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;
“the Area” means the area consisting of the areas of the constituent councils;
“the BRS Act” means the Business Rate Supplements Act 2009;
“the Combined County Authority” means the Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority as constituted by regulation 3;
“Corporation” means a corporation established by the Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions in section 198 of the 2011 Act, as modified by Schedule 3 to these Regulations, following the designation of an area of land by the Combined County Authority;
“constituent councils” means the councils for the local government areas of Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire;
“district councils” means the councils for the local government areas of Boston, Lincoln, East Lindsey, North Kesteven, South Holland, South Kesteven and West Lindsey;
“election for the return of the mayor” means an election held pursuant to regulation 5 of these Regulations;
“highway authority” and “local highway authority” have the same meaning as in sections 1 to 3 and 329(1) of the 1980 Act;
“Mayor” means the mayor for the Area, except in the term “Mayor of London”; and
“the transition period” means the period beginning with the day on which this regulation comes into force and ending with 31st March 2026.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348267129/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-greater-lincolnshire-combined-county-authority-regulations-2025/regulation-2
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