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The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2001

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Draft 2001, ISBN 0110288637

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Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 105(6) of the Local Government Act 2000, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

Made 2001

Coming into force 2001

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 45 and 105 of the Local Government Act 2000f1, hereby makes the following Regulations, of which a draft has been laid before, and approved by Resolution of, each House of Parliament:

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f1

2000 c. 22. For the application of that Act to Wales, see section 106. Section 45 is amended, prospectively, by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41), Schedule 21, paragraph 18.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and application
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3The question to be asked in a referendum
  4. 4Publicity and other information in connection with referendums
  5. 5Restriction on publication etc. of promotional material
  6. 6General restriction on referendum expenses
  7. 7Notional referendum expenses
  8. 8Application of provisions
  9. 9Ballot papers
  10. 10Postal ballots and postal votes
  11. 11Counting officer’s functions, and assistance for counting officers
  12. 12Hours of polling
  13. 13Counting of votes etc.
  14. 14Combination of polls: general
  15. 15Combination of referendum and election polls: supplementary provisions relating to referendums
  16. 16Combination of referendum and election polls: supplementary provisions relating to elections
  17. 17Combination of polls: supplementary
  18. 18Result of referendum or further referendum
  19. 19Procedures for questioning a referendum
  20. 20Immediate consequences of referendum petitions
  21. 21Determination of referendum petitions, and subsequent procedures
  22. 22Time
  23. 23Advertisements
  24. 24Non-domestic rating: premises used for referendum purposes
  25. Signature
  26. Schedule 1
  27. Part I: QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED IN A REFERENDUM
  28. 1Paragraph 1
  29. 2Paragraph 2
  30. 3Paragraph 3
  31. IIFORM OF FRONT OF BALLOT PAPER
  32. IIIFORM OF BACK OF BALLOT PAPER
  33. Schedule 2: MATTERS RELEVANT TO REFERENDUM EXPENSES
  34. 1Paragraph 1
  35. 2Paragraph 2
  36. Schedule 3APPLICATION, WITH MODIFICATIONS, OF ACTS AND STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
  37. Schedule 4ADDITIONAL MODIFICATIONS AS REGARDS REFERENDUM AT WHICH VOTING TO BE BY POST ONLY
  38. Schedule 5: COMBINATION OF POLLS
  39. Part I: General provisions
  40. 1Paragraph 1
  41. 2Paragraph 2
  42. IIModifications of the Parliamentary Elections Rules and the European Parliamentary Elections Rules
  43. IIIModifications of the Principal Areas Rules
  44. IVAPPLICATION, WITH MODIFICATIONS, OF THE GLA ELECTIONS RULES
  45. VCOMBINED POLLS AT REFERENDUMS: MODIFICATIONS OF THE RULES IN SCHEDULE 2 TO THE PRINCIPAL AREAS RULES, AS MODIFIED BY SCHEDULE 4 TO THOSE RULES
  46. Schedule 6APPLICATION, WITH FURTHER MODIFICATIONS, OF THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT 1983 IN RELATION TO REFERENDUM PETITIONS
  47. Schedule 7MODIFICATIONS OF THE ELECTION PETITION RULES 1960
  48. Explanatory note