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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-west-midlands-combined-authority-order-2016/article-2",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2016/9780111146576",
  "legislation_title": "The West Midlands Combined Authority Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-west-midlands-combined-authority-order-2016",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n“the 2009 Act” means the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;\n“combined area” means the area consisting of the areas of the constituent councils;\n“the Combined Authority” means the West Midlands Combined Authority as constituted by article 3;\n“the commencement date” means the date on which this Order comes into force;\n“constituent councils” means the councils for the local government areas of Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton;\n“enactment” includes subordinate legislation;\n“the Executive” has the meaning given by article 6(1);\n“financial year” means the period of 12 months ending with 31st March in any year;\n“the ITA” means the West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority;\n“Local Enterprise Partnership” means the board of—\n(a) the Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership,\n(b) Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership, or\n(c) Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership; and\n“non-constituent council” means the councils for the local government areas of Cannock Chase, Nuneaton and Bedworth, Redditch, Tamworth and Telford and Wrekin.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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