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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-manchester-combined-authority-functions-and-amendment-order-2017/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2017/612",
  "legislation_title": "The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-manchester-combined-authority-functions-and-amendment-order-2017",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n“the 1989 Act” means the Local Government and Housing Act 1989;\n...\n...\n...\n“the 2009 Act” means the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;\n...\n“the 2011 Order” means the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Order 2011;\n“the Area” means the area of the GMCA;\n“constituent councils” means the district councils for the local government areas of Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan;\n...\n“GMCA” means the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, a body corporate established by the 2011 Order;\n“GMWDA” means the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority established by the Waste Regulation and Disposal (Authorities) Order 1985; and\n“the Mayor” means the mayor for the Area, except in the term “the Mayor of London”.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "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), 11(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "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), 11(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "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), 11(2)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "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), 11(2)(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "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), 11(2)(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 2 in force at 27.4.2017, see art. 1(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1989 c. 42."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 2011/908."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Article 3(2) of the 2011 Order provides that “the combined authority is to be a body corporate and to be known as the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (“the GMCA”)”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "S.I. 1985/1884."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Article 3 of S.I. 2016/448 provides for there to be a mayor for the area of the GMCA."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/612/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:10:48.656532+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}