Section 191 Municipal elections in the City.F1

United Kingdom

(1)

For the purposes of—

(a)

sections . . . F2, 60 F3, 61 and 62A in Part I of this Act,

(b)

the whole of Part II of this Act except sections 96 and 99,

(c)

the whole of Part III of this Act,

(d)

section 189 above and sections F4193 to 198 below, and

(e)

the whole of Part V of this Act,

“local government election” and “election under the local government Act” include a municipal election in the City (that is, an election to the office of mayor, alderman, common councilman or sheriff and also the election of any officer elected by the mayor, alderman and liverymen in common hall),
“corporate office” includes each of those offices,
“local government area” includes the City,
“clerk of the authority” means in relation to the City, the town clerk of the City,
“electoral area” means in relation to a ward election, the ward, and in relation to any other municipal election in the City, the City.

In relation to municipal elections in the City those enactments have effect subject to the modifications mentioned in sections 193 to 196 below.

(2)

Schedule 6 to this Act has effect as regards the operation of Part II (ward elections) of the M1City of London (Various Powers) Act 1957 F5and the City of London (Ward Elections) Act 2002.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: 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))
F2: "51(2)" repealed by Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50, SIF 42), s. 28, Sch. 5
F3: Words in s. 191(1)(a) substituted (11.9.2006) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 74(1), 77, Sch. 1 para. 125; S.I. 2006/1972, art. 3, Sch. 1 paras. 24, 25(d) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 4, Sch. 2)
F4: "193" substituted for "192" by Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50, SIF 42), s. 24, Sch. 4 para. 66
F5: Words in s. 191(2) inserted (7.11.2002) by City of London (Ward Elections) Act 2002 (c. vi), s. 9(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 4

Marginal citations

M1: 1957 c. x.