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The Regional Assembly and Local Government Referendums Order 2004

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Draft 2004, ISBN 0110494687

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Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 29(2) of the Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003 and section 156(4) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

DEVOLUTION, ENGLAND

REFERENDUMS

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE

Made 2004

Coming into force 2004

The First Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 2(9) and (10) and 7(1) of the Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003f1, and by sections 129 and 156 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000f2, and having consulted the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 12(4) of the Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003 and section 129(4) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, hereby makes the following Order, of which a draft has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2003 c. 10.

f2

2000 c. 41.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and application
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Rules for Regional Assembly and Local Government Referendums
  4. 4Combination of polls
  5. 5All-postal voting
  6. 6Application and modification of enactments relating to elections
  7. 7Application of and modifications to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000
  8. 8Supply of full register to the Electoral Commission
  9. 9Chief counting officers and counting officers
  10. 10General duty of counting officers
  11. 11Referendum agents
  12. 12Advertisements
  13. 13Non-domestic rating: premises used for referendum purposes
  14. Signature
  15. Schedule 1: THE REGIONAL ASSEMBLY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFERENDUM RULES
  16. Part 1
  17. 1Interpretation
  18. 2Timetable
  19. 3Computation of time
  20. 4Notice of referendum
  21. 5Combination of polls and proceedings taken together
  22. 6The ballot paper
  23. 7The official mark
  24. 8Prohibition of disclosure of vote
  25. 9Notice of poll
  26. 10Ballot packs issued
  27. 11Persons entitled to be present at proceedings on issue of ballot packs
  28. 12Notification of requirement of secrecy
  29. 13Time when ballot packs are to be issued
  30. 14Procedure on issue of ballot packs
  31. 15Addresses for issue of ballot packs
  32. 16Refusal to issue ballot paper
  33. 17Envelopes
  34. 18Securing the list of ballot numbers issued
  35. 19Delivery of ballot packs
  36. Part 2: Return of Ballot Papers
  37. 20Use of schools and public rooms
  38. 21Provision of assistance and delivery points
  39. 22Appointment of presiding officers and clerks
  40. 23Appointment of counting agents
  41. 24Equipment of assistance and delivery points
  42. 25Admission to an assistance and delivery point
  43. 26Keeping of order in assistance and delivery point
  44. 27Votes marked by presiding officer
  45. 28Voting by persons with disabilities
  46. 29Voters requesting assistance to vote
  47. 30Contingency delivery points
  48. 31Spoilt ballot papers
  49. 32Lost or undelivered ballot papers
  50. 33Cancelled ballot papers
  51. 34Procedure on close of an assistance and delivery point during polling
  52. 35Procedure on close of an assistance and delivery point on close of poll
  53. Part 3: Receipt by the Counting Officer of Ballot Papers
  54. 36Persons entitled to be present at proceedings on receipt of ballot papers
  55. 37Agents who may attend proceedings on receipt of ballot papers
  56. 38Notice of opening of preliminary ballot boxes and ballot paper envelopes
  57. 39Ballot boxes and receptacles
  58. 40Receipt of covering envelope
  59. 41Opening of preliminary ballot box
  60. 42Opening of covering envelopes
  61. 43Valid security statements with matching ballot papers
  62. 44Rejection of invalid security statement for defacement of ballot number
  63. 45Rejection of invalid security statement with cancelled number
  64. 46Return to the voter and rejection of invalid unsigned security statements
  65. 47Provisional rejection of other mismatched or separated security statements and ballot papers
  66. 48Rejection of cancelled ballot papers
  67. 49Opening of ballot paper envelopes
  68. 50Removing cancelled ballot papers from the final ballot box
  69. 51Lists of rejected ballot papers
  70. 52Checking of rejected ballot paper lists
  71. 53Sealing of lists and contents of receptacles
  72. 54Notification of requirement of secrecy
  73. Part 4: The Count
  74. 55Attendance at counting of votes
  75. 56The count
  76. 57Counting officer’s re-count
  77. 58Rejected ballot papers
  78. 59Chief counting officer’s recount
  79. Part 5: Final Proceedings
  80. 60Counting officer’s certification
  81. 61Notice of result of referendum
  82. Part 6: Disposal of Documents
  83. 62Sealing up of ballot papers
  84. 63Delivery of documents
  85. 64Orders for production of documents
  86. 65Retention and public inspection of documents
  87. of Forms and DirectionsAppendix of Forms and Directions
  88. Schedule 2: MODIFICATIONS OF ACTS AND STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
  89. Part 1: TABLE
  90. Representation of the People Act 2000
  91. Part 2: TABLE
  92. Representation of the People Act 1983
  93. Part 3: TABLE
  94. Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001|
  95. Form E1—Proxy paper for particular Regional Assembly referendum (poll not combined) or particular combined referendums
  96. Schedule 3: APPLICATION OF AND MODIFICATIONS TO THE POLITICAL PARTIES, ELECTIONS AND REFERENDUMS ACT 2000
  97. Part 1: POLITICAL PARTIES, ELECTIONS AND REFERENDUMS ACT 2000, OTHER THAN CHAPTER 2 OF PART 7
  98. TABLE
  99. Part 2: POLITICAL PARTIES, ELECTIONS AND REFERENDUMS ACT 2000 PART 7, CHAPTER 2
  100. (REGIONAL ASSEMBLY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFERENDUMS)
  101. Explanatory note