Paragraph 34

England and Wales

(1)

Subject to the provisions of this Act, each local government elector may, at a community meeting or at a F1community governance poll, give one vote and no more on any question.

(2)

A question to be decided by a community meeting shallF2... be decided by the majority of those present at the meeting and voting thereon, and the decision of the person presiding at the meeting as to the result of the voting shall be final F3....

(3)

In the case of an equality of votes, the person presiding at the meeting shall have a casting vote, in addition to any other vote he may have.

F4(4)

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F5(5)

The Welsh Ministers may by regulations make provision about the conduct of community governance polls.

(6)

Regulations under sub-paragraph (5) may apply any enactment relating to elections or referendums (with or without modifications) to community governance polls.

(7)

A statutory instrument containing regulations under sub-paragraph (5) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of Senedd Cymru.

F6(8)

In this Part of this Schedule, “community governance poll” means a poll held on a proposal of a kind mentioned in section 27A, 27C, 27E, 27G, 27I or 27K.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 12 para. 34(1) substituted (5.5.2022) by Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), s. 175(7), Sch. 13 para. 6(2); S.I. 2021/231, art. 6(v)
F2: Words in Sch. 12 para. 34(2) omitted (5.5.2022) by virtue of Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), s. 175(7), Sch. 13 para. 6(3)(a); S.I. 2021/231, art. 6(v)
F3: Words in Sch. 12 para. 34(2) omitted (5.5.2022) by virtue of Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), s. 175(7), Sch. 13 para. 6(3)(b); S.I. 2021/231, art. 6(v)
F4: Sch. 12 para. 34(4) omitted (5.5.2022) by virtue of Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), s. 175(7), Sch. 13 para. 6(4); S.I. 2021/231, art. 6(v)
F5: Sch. 12 para. 34(5)-(7) substituted for Sch. 12 para. 34(5)-(6) (5.5.2022) by Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), s. 175(7), Sch. 13 para. 6(5); S.I. 2021/231, art. 6(v)
F6: Sch. 12 para. 34(8) inserted (5.5.2022) by Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), s. 175(7), Sch. 13 para. 6(6); S.I. 2021/231, art. 6(v)

Notes on Schedule 12

Modifications

C1

Sch. 12 modified (5.11.2008) by The Local Elections (Ordinary Day of Elections in 2009) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2857), art. 6

C2

Sch. 12 excluded by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), ss. 1, 86(9)

C3

Sch. 12 modified by S.I. 1987/2110, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(4)

C4

Sch. 12 applied with modifications by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 81:1), s. 160(2)

Sch. 12: power conferred to make provisions about matters of the kind dealt with in this Schedule (1.9.1997) by 1997 c. 50, s. 44(1), Sch. 4(a)(ii); S.I. 1997/1930, art. 2(1)(2)(m)

C5