Rule 3 Amendment of the Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) Rules 2006

In the Appendix of Forms in Schedule 3 (Rules for Conduct of an Election of Councillors of a Principal Area where the Poll is taken together with the Poll at a Relevant Election or Referendum)—

(a)

in the “Form of Candidate’s Consent to Nomination” in the “Back of form”—

(i)

for “and section 79” substitute “, sections 78A and 79”;

(ii)

after “Local Government Act 2000” insert “and section 34 of the Localism Act 2011”;

(b)

for the following forms substitute the corresponding forms in Schedule 2 to these Rules—

(i)

Form of Front of Ballot Paper;

(ii)

Directions as to Printing the Ballot Paper.