{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tees-valley-combined-authority-order-2016/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tees-valley-combined-authority-order-2016/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2016/449",
  "legislation_title": "The Tees Valley Combined Authority Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tees-valley-combined-authority-order-2016",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n“the 2009 Act” means the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;\n“combined area” means the area consisting of the areas of the constituent councils;\n“the Combined Authority” means the Tees Valley Combined Authority as constituted by article 3;\n“constituent councils” means the councils for the local government areas of Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees;\n“financial year” means the period of 12 months ending with 31st March in any year; and\n“the Local Enterprise Partnership” means the board of Tees Valley Unlimited;\n“Mayor” means the mayor for the area of the Combined Authority.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 2 inserted (8.5.2017) by The Tees Valley Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/431), arts. 1(2), 8(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 2 in force at 1.4.2016, see art. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/449/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:24:49.197345+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."
}