PART 1General
Citation and commencement1.
This Order may be cited as the Tees Valley Combined Authority Order 2016 and comes into force on either—
(a)
1st April 2016; or
(b)
if the Order is made on or after 1st April 2016, on the day after the day on which the Order is made.
Interpretation2.
In this Order—
“the 2009 Act” means the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;
“combined area” means the area consisting of the areas of the constituent councils;
“the Combined Authority” means the Tees Valley Combined Authority as constituted by article 3;
“constituent councils” means the councils for the local government areas of Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees;
“financial year” means the period of 12 months ending with 31st March in any year; and
“the Local Enterprise Partnership” means the board of Tees Valley Unlimited;
F1“Mayor” means the mayor for the area of the Combined Authority.