# The Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Severance Payments) Regulations 2006, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations–
“the 1973 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973;
“the 1994 Act” means the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;
“the 2004 Act” means the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004;
“by election” means an election to fill a casual vacancy in the office of councillor in accordance with section 37 of the 1973 Act (filling of casual vacancies);
“connected person” means, in relation to a member of a local authority, their spouse, civil partner, a person the member has been living with as if they were man and wife (as the case may be), a person the member has been living with as if they were civil partners, or a child or parent of the member who is wholly or mainly dependent on the member;
“local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the 1994 Act (constitution of councils); and
“ordinary election” means an ordinary election of councillors for local government areas in Scotland that is held after the date on which section 1 of the 2004 Act (electoral wards) comes into force.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/471/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-governance-scotland-act-2004-severance-payments-regulations-2006/regulation-2
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