# Elections Act 2022, Section 37: Interpretation of Part

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) 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) mayor for the area of a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;
(h)Mayor of London;
(i)member of the London Assembly;
(j)police and crime commissioner;
“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.
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/37/section/37 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/elections-act-2022/section-37
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