Section 37 Interpretation of PartI1I2
United Kingdom
In this Part—
“disqualification order” means an order made under section 30;
“relevant elective office” means the office of—
- (a)
member of the House of Commons;
- (b)
member of Senedd Cymru;
- (c)
member of the Northern Ireland Assembly;
- (d)
member of a local authority in England, Wales or Northern Ireland;
- (e)
elected mayor (within the meaning of Part 1A or 2 of the Local Government Act 2000);
- (f)
mayor for the area of a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;
- (fa)
- (h)
Mayor of London;
- (i)
member of the London Assembly;
- (j)
police and crime commissioner;
- (a)
“relevant Scottish elective office” means the office of—
- (a)
member of the Scottish Parliament, or
- (b)
member of a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.
- (a)
In the definition of “relevant elective office” in subsection (1), “local authority” means—
in relation to England, a county council, a district council, a parish council, a London borough council or the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
in relation to Wales, a county council, a county borough council or a community council;
in relation to Northern Ireland, a district council.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in s. 37(1) inserted (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(2)(b)(ii), Sch. 4 para. 227 (with s. 247); S.I. 2023/1405, reg. 7(b)
Commencement
- I1
S. 37 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 67(1)
- I2
S. 37 in force at 1.11.2023 by S.I. 2023/1145, reg. 3(e)