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The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

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Draft 2011, ISBN 9780111506172

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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 And Wales

Made ***

Coming into force ***

The Lord President of the Council, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 44 of the Local Government Act 2000f1, makes the following Regulations.

The Lord President of the Council has consulted the Electoral Commission about these Regulations in accordance with section 44(3A) of the Local Government Act 2000.

In accordance with section 105(6) of the Local Government Act 2000, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2000 c.22. Section 44(3A) and (3B) was inserted by section 158(1) of, and paragraphs 18(1) and (2) of Schedule 21 to, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c.41). The powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 44 were made exercisable concurrently by the Lord President of the Council and the Secretary of State by the Lord President of the Council Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1837).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

2Amendment of the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007

(1)

Schedule 1 (The Mayoral Elections Rules) and Schedule 3 (Mayoral Election (Combination of Polls) Rules) to the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

After rule 18(4) in each Schedule, insert—

“(4A)

If a candidate who is the subject of an authorisation by two or more parties under rule 7(3) so requests, the ballot paper must contain, against the candidate’s particulars, the registered emblem (or, as the case may be, one of the registered emblems) of one of those parties.”.

(3)

In rule 18(5) in each Schedule, after the words “under paragraph (4)” insert “or (4A)”.

Signature

Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform)

Cabinet Office

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The Regulations amend Schedule 1 (The Mayoral Elections Rules) and Schedule 3 (Mayoral Election (Combination of Polls) Rules) to the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007. The amendments in each case enable a candidate who is standing for election on behalf of two or more registered political parties to request that the ballot paper in an election may feature, alongside the candidate’s particulars, an emblem registered by one of those political parties.