Legislation – The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Functions) Order 2021

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PART 1General

Interpretation2.

In this Order—

“the 1984 Act” means the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 M1;

“the 1985 Act” means the Housing Act 1985 M2;

“the 1989 Act” means the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 M3;

“the 1990 Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 M4;

“the 1999 Act” means the Greater London Authority Act 1999 M5;

“the 2003 Act” means the Local Government Act 2003 M6;

“the 2008 Act” means the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 M7;

“the 2009 Act” means the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 M8;

“the 2011 Act” except in Part 10 and Schedule 5 means the Localism Act 2011 M9;

“the BRS Act” means the Business Rate Supplements Act 2009 M10;

“the 1996 Regulations” means the Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996 M11;

“the 2014 Order” means the West Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2014 M12;

“adult detention” has the meaning given by section 121(4) of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009;

“apprenticeship training” has the meaning given by section 83(5) of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009;

“the Area” means the area of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority;

“the Combined Authority” means the West Yorkshire Combined Authority;

“Corporation” means a corporation established by the Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions in section 198 of the 2011 Act, as modified by Schedule 3, following the designation of an area of land by the Combined Authority;

“constituent councils” means the metropolitan district councils for the local government areas of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield;

“the deputy mayor for policing and crime” means the deputy mayor for policing and crime for the Area;

“election for the return of the mayor” means an election held pursuant to article 3 of this Order;

“the ordinary day of election”, in relation to any year means the day which is the ordinary day of election in that year of councillors for counties in England and districts as determined in accordance with sections 37 and 37A of the Representation of the People Act 1983 M13.

“Mayor” means the mayor for the Area, except in the term “Mayor of London”;

“non-constituent council” means the council for the local government area of York;

“the police and crime commissioner” means the police and crime commissioner for West Yorkshire;

“the PCC component” means the component of the precept under section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 M14 (as modified by the Combined Authorities (Finance) Order 2017) M15 in respect of the Mayor’s PCC functions M16; and

“the PCC component council tax requirement” means the component of the council tax requirement calculated under section 42A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (as modified by the Combined Authorities (Finance) Order 2017) in respect of the Mayor’s PCC functions.