# Elections Act 2022, Paragraph 3: Local Government Act 1972

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In section 79 of the Local Government Act 1972 (qualifications for election and holding office as member of local authority), as it extends to England and Wales and applies in relation to England—
(a) in subsection (1), for “a relevant citizen of the Union” substitute “, in the case of a local authority in England, a qualifying EU citizen or an EU citizen with retained rights”;
(b) for subsection (2A) substitute—
“(2A) In this section “qualifying EU citizen” and “EU citizen with retained rights” have the same meaning as in the Representation of the People Act 1983 (see sections 203A and 203B of that Act).”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/37/schedule/8/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/elections-act-2022/schedule-8/paragraph-3
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