“combined authority” means a combined authority established under section 103(1) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;

“combined county authority” means a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;

“constituent authority”, in relation to a strategic planning board, is to be construed in accordance with section 12B;

“examination” means an examination in public of a draft spatial development strategy as set out in section 12I, and “examiner” is to be construed accordingly;

“mayoral combined authority” has the meaning given by section 107A(8) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;

“mayoral combined county authority” has the meaning given by section 27(8) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;

“national development management policy” must be construed in accordance with section 38ZA;

“principal authority” has the meaning given by section 12A(7);

“spatial development strategy for London” means the strategy adopted by the Mayor of London under Part 8 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999;

“spatial development strategy timetable” has the meaning given by section 12E;

“strategic planning authority” has the meaning given by section 12A;

“strategic planning board” has the meaning given by section 12B;

“strategy area” has the meaning given by section 12A(4);

“upper-tier county council” means a county council for an area that includes the areas of district councils.