Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

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

• F1“Deputy Mayor for Fire” means a person appointed under section 67(1)(b) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 as the Deputy Mayor for Fire, or appointed under that section and designated as the Deputy Mayor for Fire;

• F2“Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime” means a person appointed under section 19(1) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011;

• F3“local authority” includes a corporate joint committee established by regulations made under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021;

• references to the appointee are references to a person holding such a post as is mentioned in regulation 3(1) and references to the holding of an appointment shall be construed accordingly;

• references to a political party do not include references to an organisation whose objects relate solely to matters arising in, or connected with, a state which is not F4the United Kingdom; and

• references to speaking to the public include references to the giving of an interview which, to the knowledge of the person giving it, is likely to result in the publication of statements made, or opinions expressed, during the course of the interview.