Paragraph 2 Application and interpretation

The Mayoral Election Rules as set out in this Schedule shall have effect for the purposes of the election of the Mayor of London at an ordinary election, and any election under subsection (2) of section 16 (filling a vacancy in the office of Mayor^f1) of the 1999 Act, where that election is taken together with another poll—

In these Rules, unless the context indicates otherwise—

• “the 1983 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1983^f4;

• “the 1999 Act” means the Greater London Authority Act 1999^f5;

• “the appropriate form” in relation to a particular rule, means the form set out in the Forms Schedule and indicated as applicable to that rule; or where more than one form is so set out, the form indicated as relevant to the particular case;

• “candidate” means a candidate to be the Mayor;

• “the Combination of Polls Regulations” means the Representation of the People (Combination of Polls) (England and Wales) Regulations 2004^f6;

• “constituency” means an Assembly constituency;

• “CRO” (constituency returning officer), in relation to a constituency and an election means the person, or a person of the description, for the time being designated by an order made under section 35(2B) of the 1983 Act)^f7;

• “counting observer” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2001^f8;

• “counting officer” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2001;

• “election” and “Mayoral election” mean an election for the return of the Mayor;

• “election booklet” has the same meaning as in article 7 of the Greater London Authority Elections (Election Addresses) Order 2003^f9;

• “European Parliamentary election” has the same meaning as in section 27(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1985^f10;

• “the Forms Schedule” means Schedule 5 to the Greater London Authority Elections (No 2) Rules 2000;

• “GLA election” means an election, including an ordinary election, under one or more of—

  1. (a)

     the Constituency Members Election Rules;

  2. (b)

     the London Members Election Rules; or

  3. (c)

     the Mayoral Election Rules;

• “GLRO” (Greater London returning officer) has the same meaning as in Part I of the 1999 Act (see section 29 of that Act and section 35(2C) of the 1983 Act)^f11;

• “local authority mayoral election” means an election conducted under the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2002^f12;

• “local counting area” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004^f13;

• “Mayor” means the Mayor of London;

• “other election or referendum” means one or more of the following—

  1. (a)

     a Parliamentary election^f14;

  2. (b)

     a European parliamentary election^f15;

  3. (c)

     a local government election^f16 other than a GLA election;

  4. (d)

     a local authority mayoral election; and

  5. (e)

     a referendum;

  the poll at which is taken together with the poll at the Mayoral election;

• “other GLA election” means a GLA election held other than under the Mayoral Election Rules;

• “petition organiser” has the same meaning as in regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Referendums) (Petitions and Directions) Regulations 2000^f17;

• “polling observer” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2001^f18;

• “referendum” means a referendum conducted under the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2001;

• “relevant election or referendum” means—

  1. (a)

     any other GLA election; and

  2. (b)

     any other election or referendum;

• “voting area” has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2001.

In the case of a referendum, a reference to a—

References in these Rules—

Other expressions used both in these Rules and in Part I (the Greater London Authority) of the 1999 Act have the same meaning in these Rules as they have in that Part.