Paragraph 12 I1

In this Part—

• “LGA 2000” means the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22);

• “relevant election day” means the day in 2009 on which an ordinary election of a mayor would take place if the local authority continued to operate a mayor and council manager executive;

• “relevant mayoral term”, in relation to proposals, means the term of office of the person who is mayor when the proposals are drawn up;

• “relevant time” means the time immediately before section 62(6) comes into force;

• “transitional period” means the period that—

  1. (a)

     starts when section 62(6) comes into force, and

  2. (b)

     ends with the third day after the relevant election day.

Expressions used in this Part of this Schedule and in Part 2 of the LGA 2000 have the same meaning in this Part as in that Part.