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.

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I1Art. 1 in force at 1.4.2016, see art. 1

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.