{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/west-of-england-combined-authority-order-2017/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/west-of-england-combined-authority-order-2017/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2017/126",
  "legislation_title": "The West of England Combined Authority Order 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/west-of-england-combined-authority-order-2017",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n...\n“the 1989 Act” means the Local Government and Housing Act 1989;\n“the 1990 Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 1990;\n“the 1999 Act” means the Greater London Authority Act 1999;\n...\n...\n“the 2004 Act” means the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004;\n“the 2009 Act” means the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;\n...\n...\n...\n“the Area” means the area of the Combined Authority;\n“Combined Authority” means the West of England Combined Authority as constituted by article 3;\n“constituent councils” means the councils for the local government areas of Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol City and South Gloucestershire;\n...\n...\n“Mayor”, except in the term “Mayor of London”, means the mayor for the Combined Authority as provided for by article 5.",
  "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), 29(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), 29(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), 29(2)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in art. 2 inserted (22.7.2026) by The Combined Authorities and Combined County Authorities (Remuneration Panels for Member Allowances and Consequential Amendments) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/719), arts. 1(2), 9(2)"
    },
    {
      "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), 29(2)(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "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), 29(2)(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "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), 29(2)(f)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "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), 29(2)(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "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), 29(2)(h)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 2 in force at 9.2.2017, see art. 1(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1989 c. 42."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1990 c. 8."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1999 c. 29."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "2004 c. 5."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/126/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:15:28.245323+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."
}