# The Northamptonshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019, Article 2: Interpretation


In this Order—
“the 1972 Act” means the Local Government Act 1972;
“the 1989 Act” means the Local Government and Housing Act 1989;
“the 2000 Act” means the Local Government Act 2000;
“the 2011 Act” means the Localism Act 2011;
“2020 election” means an election required by article 20(1)(a) to be held in 2020;
“the 2020 election day” means the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2020;
“the article 22 functions” means the functions referred to in article 22;
“the county council” means the council of the county of Northamptonshire;
“the Implementation Team” means the team required to be formed under article 26(1);
“the North Northamptonshire districts” means the districts of Corby, East Northamptonshire, Kettering and Wellingborough;
“the North Northamptonshire councils” means Corby Borough Council, East Northamptonshire District Council, Kettering Borough Council and Wellingborough Borough Council;
“ordinary day of election of councillors” has the meaning given by section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983;
“the proper officer”, in relation to any purpose and any council, means the officer appointed for that purpose by that council;
“shadow authority” means an authority (not being a local authority) which will become a local authority on 1st April 2021;
“shadow executive” has the meaning given in article 7(1);
“the shadow period” means the period beginning with the fourth day after the 2020 election day and ending immediately before 1st April 2021;
“the West Northamptonshire districts” means the districts of Daventry, Northampton and South Northamptonshire;
“the West Northamptonshire councils” means Daventry District Council, Northampton Borough Council and South Northamptonshire District Council.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111190968/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-northamptonshire-structural-changes-order-2019/article-2
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