PART 1

GENERAL

Interpretation
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In this Order—
- “the 1972 Act” means the Local Government Act 1972 ;
- “the 1989 Act” means the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 ;
- “the 2000 Act” means the Local Government Act 2000 ;
- “the 2007 Act” means the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007;
- “the 2011 Act” means the Localism Act 2011 ;
- “2022 election” means an election required by article 21(1)(a) to be held in 2022;
- “the 2022 election day” means the ordinary day of election of councillors 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);
- “ordinary day of election of councillors” has the meaning given by section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 ;
- “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).
1972 c.70.
1989 c. 42.
2000 c. 22. Parts 2 and 3 of that Act were amended by Part 3 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28). Part 1A and Schedule A1 were inserted by Schedule 2 to the Localism Act 2011 (c.20).
2011 c. 20.
See section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c.2).
1983 c. 2.