Regulation 2 Amendment of 2000 Regulations

At the end of regulation 4 of the Local Authorities (Referendums) (Petitions and Directions) (England) Regulations 2000^f1 there shall be inserted—

“(9)

Subject to paragraph (10), where during 2001 the electoral register or registers having effect for an authority’s area have been published in an amended form—

(a)

for the purposes of this regulation any reference to the register or registers published in 2001 shall be construed as a reference to the first register or registers published in that year; and

(b)

following the later publication in that year of any register or registers—

(i)

the proper officer of the authority in question shall not be obliged to re-compute or publish the number that is equal to 5 per cent of the number of local government electors for the area by reference to the electors shown on that later register or those later registers; and

(ii)

where, pursuant to this regulation, any verification number has been published in relation to that later register or those later registers, that verification number shall be disregarded for the purposes of these Regulations and regulation 4(3) and (4) of the Local Authorities (Referendums) (Petitions and Directions) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001^f2.

(10)

If before 12th December 2001 the proper officer has published a verification number in relation to a later register or registers in that year and after the date of publication of that number but before 12th December 2001 any person has presented a petition pursuant to these Regulations, that verification number shall be regarded as the verification number that applies for all purposes in relation to that petition”.