Paragraph 3 The Representation of the People Act 2000

in subsections (2) and (7)(a), for “Representation of the People Acts” in both places where those words occur, there were substituted—

in subsection (11) (definition of relevant local authority) after paragraph (a)(ii) there were inserted—

“(iii)

a combined authority established by an order under Part 6 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.

(F4iv)

a combined county authority established by regulations made under Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 ”.

in subsection (2), in paragraph (a) for “local government area” there were substituted “combined authority area F5or, as the case may be, combined county authority area”;

in subsection (5), for “local government area” there were substituted “combined authority area F6or, as the case may be, combined county authority area”;

in subsection (6), for “Rules made under section 36 of the 1983 Act (local elections in England and Wales)” there were substituted “An order made under paragraph 12 of Schedule 5B to the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (mayors for combined authority areas: further provision about elections) F7or regulations made under paragraph 12 of Schedule 2 to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (mayors for combined county authority areas: further provision about elections). ”

in paragraph 1, in sub-paragraph (1)—

in paragraph 2, in sub-paragraph (6A) for “rule 40(1ZC) or (1ZE) of the parliamentary elections rules”, there were substituted “ rule 40(4) or (6) of the F11... Mayoral Elections Rules ”.

in paragraph 7, in sub-paragraph (10) for “rule 40(1ZC) or (1ZE) of the parliamentary elections rules”, there were substituted “ rule 40(4) or (6) of the F12... Mayoral Elections Rules ”.