# The Hampshire and the Solent Combined County Authority Regulations 2026, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the 1989 Act” means the Local Government and Housing Act 1989;
“the 2000 Act” means the Transport Act 2000;
“the 2003 Act” means the Local Government Act 2003;
“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 Combined County Authority” means the Hampshire and the Solent Combined County Authority as established by regulation 3;
“constituent councils” means Hampshire County Council, Isle of Wight Council, Portsmouth City Council and Southampton City Council;
“election for the return of the mayor” means an election held pursuant to regulation 6;
“the mayor” means the mayor for the Area;
“member” is to be interpreted in accordance with paragraph 1(4) of the Schedule.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348281200/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-hampshire-and-the-solent-combined-county-authority-regulations-2026/regulation-2
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