{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004-amendments-to-subordinate-legislation-order-2005/schedule-12/paragraph-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004-amendments-to-subordinate-legislation-order-2005/schedule-12/paragraph-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2005/2114",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004-amendments-to-subordinate-legislation-order-2005",
  "path": "schedule/12/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) Rules 1986",
  "text": "(1) Amend the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) Rules 1986 as follows.\n(2) In Schedule 2 (Rules for conduct of an election of councillors of a parish or community where poll is not taken together with poll at another election)—\n(a) in rule 29(2), for “husband [wife]”(in each place) substitute “ spouse, civil partner ”;\n(b) in rule 33(3)(b), for “husband, wife” substitute “ spouse, civil partner ”;\n(c) in rule 38(2)(b), for “wives or husbands” substitute “ spouses or civil partners ”; and\n(d) in the Appendix of forms, in the proxy's official poll card, for “husband, wife”, which appear in the fourth paragraph on the back of the card, substitute “ spouse, civil partner ”.\n(3) In Schedule 3 (Rules for conduct of an election of councillors of a parish or community where the poll is taken together with the poll at a relevant election or referendum)—\n(a) in rule 29(2), for “husband [wife]” (in each place) substitute “ spouse, civil partner ”;\n(b) in rule 33(3)(b), for “husband, wife” substitute “ spouse, civil partner ”;\n(c) in rule 38(1B)(b), for “wives or husbands” substitute “ spouses or civil partners ”; and\n(d) in the Appendix of forms, in the proxy's official poll card, for “husband, wife”, which appear in the fourth paragraph on the back of the card, substitute “ spouse, civil partner ”.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 12 paras. 1, 2 revoked (2.1.2007, in force with condition specified in commencing provision) by The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) Rules 2006 (S.I. 2006/3304), rule 1(2)(4), Sch. 1 (with rule 1(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.I. 1986/2215, relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2001/80, 2004/224."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2114/schedule/12/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:54:36.821483+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}