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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-combined-authorities-mayoral-elections-order-2017/schedule-4/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2017/9780111151815",
  "legislation_title": "The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-combined-authorities-mayoral-elections-order-2017",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004",
  "text": "(1) The European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004 are amended as follows.\n(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) after the definition of “the City” insert—\n““combined authority mayoral election” means an election of a mayor for a combined authority under Part 6 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;”\n(3) In regulation 11 (combination of polls) after paragraph (b) insert—\n“(c) the poll at a combined authority mayoral election in accordance with the Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017,”\n(4) In rule 23(4) and (5) of Schedule 1 (European Parliamentary Election Rules) after paragraph (b) in each place insert “or (c) the poll at a combined authority mayoral election in accordance with the Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017”.\n(5) In paragraph 17(9) of Schedule 2 (absent voting) at the end insert “or under the Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017”.\n(6) In paragraph 40(1) of Schedule 2 (interpretation of Part 4 of that Schedule), in the definition of “relevant election or referendum”, after paragraph (ca) insert—\n“(cb) a combined authority mayoral election;”.\n(7) In paragraph 41 of Schedule 2 after sub-paragraph (b) insert—\n“(c) the poll at a combined authority mayoral election in accordance with the Combined Authority (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017.”.\n(8) In paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 (definitions for the purposes of modifications of the European Parliamentary elections rules set out in Schedule 1 to the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004)—\n(a) before the definition of “police and crime commissioner” insert—\n““combined authority mayoral election” means an election of a mayor for a combined authority under Part 6 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;”\n(b) in the definition of “relevant election or referendum”, after paragraph (c) insert—\n“(ca) a combined authority mayoral election;”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2004/293. Relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2009/186."
    }
  ],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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