# The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2004, Regulation 2: Amendment of mayoral elections rules


(1) The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2002 shall be amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), insert in the appropriate place in alphabetical order—
“election” or “mayoral election” means an election for the return of an elected mayor;
“European Parliamentary election” shall have the same meaning as in section 27(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1985;
“local government election” shall have the same meaning as in section 203(1) of the 1983 Act;
“referendum” means a referendum conducted under the Referendums Regulations;
“relevant election or referendum” means one or more of the following—
(a) a Parliamentary election;
(b) a European Parliamentary election;
(c) a local government election;
(d) another mayoral election; and
(e) a referendum,
the poll at which is taken together with the poll at the mayoral election;
(3) In regulation 3(2), for the words “regulations 5 and 6”, substitute “regulation 6”.
(4) For regulation 5 (combination of polls), substitute—
“Combination of polls
5 Where the poll at a mayoral election is taken together with the poll at a relevant election or referendum, the Mayoral Elections Rules shall be modified so as to have effect as set out in Schedule 3.”
(5) In Schedule 1 in the Appendix of forms, in paragraph 7 of the form for the back of the Declaration of Identity, delete the words “and the envelopes marked “A” and “B””.
(6) In Schedule 2, Table 4 shall cease to have effect.
(7) For Schedule 3, substitute the schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2004/0110486412/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-authorities-mayoral-elections-england-and-wales-amendment-regulations-2004/regulation-2
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.