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Article 2 InterpretationI1

England and Wales

In this Order—

  • F1...

  • F2...

  • “the 1989 Act” means the Local Government and Housing Act 1989f1;

  • F3...

  • “the 1996 Act” means the Education Act 1996f2;

  • “the 1999 Act” means the Greater London Authority Act 1999f3;

  • “the 2000 Act” means the Transport Act 2000f4;

  • “the 2004 Act” means the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004f5;

  • F4...

  • “the 2009 Act” means the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;

  • “the 2011 Order” means the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Order 2011f6;

  • “the Area” means the area of the GMCA;

  • “constituent councils” means the district councils for the local government areas of Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan;

  • “the E&SA 2008” means the Education and Skills Act 2008f7;

  • “the GMCA” means the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, a body corporate established by the 2011 Orderf8;

  • F5...

  • “Interim Mayor” has the meaning given by article 2 of the 2011 Order; and

  • “the Mayor” means the mayor for the Areaf9 except where the reference is to the Mayor of London.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in art. 2 omitted (4.6.2026) by virtue of The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (Consequential Amendments and Revocations) (England) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/519), regs. 1(2), 10(2)(a)

F2

Words in art. 2 omitted (4.6.2026) by virtue of The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (Consequential Amendments and Revocations) (England) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/519), regs. 1(2), 10(2)(b)

F3

Words in art. 2 omitted (4.6.2026) by virtue of The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (Consequential Amendments and Revocations) (England) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/519), regs. 1(2), 10(2)(c)

F4

Words in art. 2 omitted (4.6.2026) by virtue of The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (Consequential Amendments and Revocations) (England) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/519), regs. 1(2), 10(2)(d)

F5

Words in art. 2 omitted (4.6.2026) by virtue of The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (Consequential Amendments and Revocations) (England) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/519), regs. 1(2), 10(2)(e)

Commencement

I1

Art. 2 in force at 23.12.2016, see art. 1(2)

Footnotes

f1

1989 c. 42.

f2

1996 c. 56.

f3

1999 c. 29.

f4

2000 c. 38.

f5

2004 c. 5.

f6

S.I. 2011/908 as amended by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/960).

f7

2008 c. 25.

f8

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority was established by the 2011 Order. Article 3(2) provides that “the combined authority is to be a body corporate and to be known as the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (“the GMCA”)”.

f9

Article 3 to S.I. 2016/448 provides for there to be a mayor for the area of the GMCA.