1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the West Midlands Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2017.
(2) Save as provided in paragraph (3) this Order comes into force on 8th May 2017.
(3) Article 24(3)(d)(ii) comes into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made.
2. In this Order—
“the 1980 Act” means the Highways Act 1980(1);
“the 1988 Act” means the Road Traffic Act 1988(2);
“the 1989 Act” means the Local Government and Housing Act 1989(3);
“the 1991 Act” means the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991(4);
“the 1997 Act” means the Road Traffic Reduction Act 1997(5);
“the 1999 Act” means the Greater London Authority Act 1999(6);
“the 2000 Act” means the Transport Act 2000(7);
“the 2003 Act” means the Local Government Act 2003(8);
“the 2004 Act” means the Traffic Management Act 2004(9);
“the 2008 Act” means the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008(10);
“the 2009 Act” means the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;
“the 2011 Act” means the Localism Act 2011(11);
“the 2016 Order” means the West Midlands Combined Authority Order 2016(12);
“combined area” means the combined area of the Combined Authority;
“the Combined Authority” means the West Midlands Combined Authority, a body corporate established by the 2016 Order(13);
“Combined Authority roads” means the highways specified in Schedule 1;
“constituent council” means the councils for the local government areas of Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton;
“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 Agency(14); and
“the Mayor” means the mayor for the combined area, except where the context otherwise requires(15).
See article 3(2) of the 2016 Order.
The HCA is a body corporate established under section 1 of the 2008 Act.
Article 3 to S.I 2016/933 provides for there to be a mayor for the combined area of the Combined Authority.