Rule 4 Conduct of elections to a community councilI1C1

Schedule 1 sets out the rules that apply to the conduct of an election of councillors to a community council where the poll at the election is not taken together with the poll at another election.

References in the rules in Schedule 1 to the returning officer are references to the returning officer at the election of councillors to a community council.

Schedule 2 sets out the rules that apply to the conduct of an election of councillors to a community council where the poll at the election is taken together with the poll at one or more relevant elections.

References in the rules in Schedule 2 to the co-ordinating returning officer are references to the returning officer who, under regulation 4 of the Combination of Polls Regulations, is responsible for discharging functions specified in regulation 5 of those Regulations.

References in the rules in Schedule 2 to the returning officer are references to the returning officer at the election of councillors to a community council (whether or not that person is also the co-ordinating returning officer), unless a particular rule otherwise provides.

Where a rule in Schedule 1 or 2 requires the returning officer to publish a document, the document must be published—

Where a rule in Schedule 1 or 2 requires or authorises a notice to be given, the notice may be—