Regulation 4 Amendment to the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2008I1

England and Wales

(1)

The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2008 M1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 2(1), omit the definitions of “European Parliamentary election” (“etholiad Senedd Ewrop”) and “European Parliamentary general election” (“etholiad cyffredinol Senedd Ewrop”) M2.

(3)

In Table 5 (The Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 M3) of Schedule 4 (application, with modifications, of acts and subordinate legislation), in the row providing for the modification of Schedule 3, Form E M4—

(a)

for “For “European Parliamentary electoral region” substitute “ Referendum voting area… ”.” substitute “After “Local government electoral area(s)” insert “ Referendum voting area… ”.”;

(b)

for “to “electoral region]]”” substitute “ to “electoral area]]” ”.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: S.I. 2008/1848 (W. 177).
M2: The definitions must be construed in accordance with section 27(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50). Section 27(1) was amended by section 3 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 58) in consequence of the European Assembly being renamed the European Parliament.
M3: S.I. 2001/341.
M4: Schedule 3, Form E of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 was amended by paragraph 1(7)(b) of Schedule 8 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2114) and Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the European Parliamentary Elections Etc. (Repeal, Revocation, Amendment and Saving Provisions) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1310).

Commencement

I1: Reg. 4 in force on exit day by virtue of the disapplication of 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1) by S.I. 2020/93, reg. 2