“the 2007 Act” means the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007;

“2022 election” means an election required by article 21(1)(a) to be held in 2022;

“the article 22 functions” means the functions referred to in article 22;

“the county council” means the council of the county of Cumbria;

“Cumberland Council” means the district council to be established by article 3(2);

“the Cumberland councils” means Allerdale Borough Council, Carlisle City Council and Copeland Borough Council;

“the Cumberland districts” means the districts of Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland;

“the Cumberland Joint Committee” is the committee to be established by article 23(1)(a);

“the Implementation Team” means the team required to be formed under article 26(1);

“the proper officer”, in relation to any purpose and any council, means the officer appointed for that purpose by that council;

“shadow authority” means an authority (not being a local authority) which will become a local authority on 1st April 2023;

“shadow executive” has the meaning given in article 7(1);

“the shadow period” means the period beginning with the fourth day after the 2022 election day and ending immediately before 1st April 2023;

“Westmorland and Furness Council” means the district council to be established by article 4(2);

“the Westmorland and Furness councils” means Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council, Eden District Council and South Lakeland District Council;

“the Westmorland and Furness districts” means the districts of Barrow-in-Furness, Eden and South Lakeland;

“the Westmorland and Furness Joint Committee” is the committee to be established by article 23(1)(b).