PART 1General

Interpretation2.

In this Order—

“the 1984 Act” means the Road Traffic Regulation Act 19846;
“the 1988 Act” means the Road Traffic Act 19887;
“the 1989 Act” means the Local Government and Housing Act 19898;
“the 1990 Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 19909;
“the 1999 Act” means the Greater London Authority Act 199910;
“the 2003 Act” means the Local Government Act 200311;
“the 2004 Act” means the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 200412;
“the 2008 Act” means the Housing and Regeneration Act 200813;

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

“the 2011 Act” means the Localism Act 201114;
“the 1996 Regulations” means the Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 199615;
“the 2008 Order” means the Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 200816;
“the 2014 Order” means the Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority Order 201417;

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

“constituent councils” means the district councils for the local government areas of Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton, and Wirral;

“the Combined Authority” means the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, a body corporate established by the 2014 Order18;

“Corporation” means a corporation established by the Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions in section 198 of the 2011 Act, with the modifications made by Schedule 4, following the designation of an area of land by the Combined Authority;

“the HCA” means the Homes and Communities Agency19;

“highway functions” means the functions which are exercisable by a constituent council (in whatever capacity) in relation to the highways for which they are the highway authority; and

“the Mayor” means the mayor for the Area20 except where the reference is to the Mayor of London.