Article 5

Subject to paragraph (4) of article 8, the provisions of section 17 of the 1994 Act brought into force by this Order shall have effect only in relation to the following legislative provisions—

• Regulation 97(5) of the Representation of the People Regulations 1986^f1;

• Rule 4 of the Local Elections (Principal Areas) Rules 1986^f2, Rule 4 in and the appendix of Forms to Schedule 2 to those Rules, Schedule 3 to those Rules and paragraphs 8, 18 and 24 of Schedule 4 to those Rules^f3;

• Rule 4 of the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) Rules 1986^f4, paragraphs 4 and 20 of Schedule 3 to those Rules and paragraph 22 of Schedule 4 to those Rules;

• Articles 2 and 4 of the Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Welsh Forms) Order 1987^f5;

• The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Declaration of Acceptance of Office) Order 1990^f6;

• Article 2 of the Local Elections (Declaration of Acceptance of Office) (Welsh Forms) Order 1991^f7 .