{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-act-1983/section-187",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-act-1983/section-187.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1983/2",
  "legislation_title": "Representation of the People Act 1983",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-act-1983",
  "path": "section/187",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "187",
  "heading": "Application of Act to certain local elections.",
  "text": "(1) The following provisions of this Act—\n(a) in Part I, sections . . . , 60 , 62A and 66,\n(b) Parts II and III,\n(c) in this Part, section 189,\nso far as they apply to an election in England and Wales of—\n(i) . . . , parish or community councillors, or\n(ii) the chairman of a . . . , parish or community council or parish meeting,\nhave effect subject to such adaptations, modifications and exceptions as may be made by rules under section 36 or section 36A above, but nothing in this subsection affects the operation of section 96 or section 100 above.\n(2) Sections 48 (1) and (2) and 63 above have effect as if any reference in them to a local government election included a reference to any other election under the local government Act or the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.",
  "extent": "E+W+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 17(1) substituted (29.1.2001 for certain purposes and 16.2.2001 otherwise) by 2000 c. 2, s. 8(a), Sch. 1 para. 10; S.I. 2001/116, art. 2(1)(2) (with art. 2(4))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "\"51(2)\" repealed by Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50, SIF 42), s. 28, Sch. 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 187(1)(a) inserted (11.9.2006) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 74(1), 77, Sch. 1 para. 124; S.I. 2006/1972, art. 3, Sch. 1 paras. 24, 25(d) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 4, Sch. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word repealed by Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50, SIF 42), ss. 24, 28, Sch. 4 para. 64(a), Sch. 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 187(1) inserted (E.W.) (20.3.2021) by Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), s. 175(3)(f), Sch. 2 para. 2(16)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "\"63\" substituted for \"64\" by Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50, SIF 42), s. 24, Sch. 4 para. 64(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in s. 187(2) inserted (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/739, art. 7(1), Sch. 1 para. 5(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for Scotland only."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/2/section/187",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-07T03:33:48.049414+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}