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Section 37 Interpretation of PartI1I2

United Kingdom

(1)

In this Part—

  • “disqualification order” means an order made under section 30;

  • “relevant elective office” means the office of—

    1. (a)

      member of the House of Commons;

    2. (b)

      member of Senedd Cymru;

    3. (c)

      member of the Northern Ireland Assembly;

    4. (d)

      member of a local authority in England, Wales or Northern Ireland;

    5. (e)

      elected mayor (within the meaning of Part 1A or 2 of the Local Government Act 2000);

    6. (f)

      mayor for the area of a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;

    7. (fa)

      F1mayor for the area of a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;

    8. (h)

      Mayor of London;

    9. (i)

      member of the London Assembly;

    10. (j)

      police and crime commissioner;

  • “relevant Scottish elective office” means the office of—

    1. (a)

      member of the Scottish Parliament, or

    2. (b)

      member of a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.

(2)

In the definition of “relevant elective office” in subsection (1), “local authority” means—

(a)

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;

(b)

in relation to Wales, a county council, a county borough council or a community council;

(c)

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)