Schedule 2 Modifications of Acts and Statutory InstrumentI1C1
England and Wales
Table 1 | |
The Representation of the People Act 1983 | |
(1) Provision | (2) Modification |
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| Section 31 (polling districts and stations at local government elections)f1 | In subsection (1)—
In subsection (1A), after “county borough councillors”, insert “or elected mayors of county or county borough councils,”. |
| Section 35 (returning officers: local elections in England and Wales)f2 | In subsection (1)—
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In subsection (1A), in paragraph (a), after “councillors of the county or county borough”, insert “and elected mayors of the county or county borough council”. | |
| In subsection (3), after “London borough councillors”, insert “or the election of an elected mayor of a London borough council”. | |
| F1Section 36 (local elections in England) | In subsection (3) in paragraph (a), after “such a councillor,” insert “or the election of an elected mayor of a district council”. In subsection (3AC), in paragraph (a), after “such a councillor”, insert “or the election of an elected mayor of the council of a county in England in which there are no district councils”. In subsection (4), after “a London borough)” insert “or the election of an elected mayor of the council of such an area,”. In subsection (6), after “England”, insert “or at an election of an elected mayor of the council of any such area,”. |
| Section 39 (local elections void etc in England and Wales) | In subsection (2), after “other reason”, insert “a mayoral election or”. In subsection (5), in paragraph (a), after “section 36 or section 36A above”, insert “or, in the case of a mayoral election, regulations under section 9HE of the 2000 Act,”. In subsection (6), in paragraph (a)—
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| Section 40 (timing as to local elections in England and Wales)f3 | In subsection (1), after “the 1999 Act”, insert “or F2regulations under section 9HE or 44 of the 2000 Act”. |
In subsection (2), after “the 1999 Act” insert “and (in the case of a mayoral election) regulations under section 9HE or 44 of the 2000 Act”. | |
In subsection (3)—
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| Section 47 (loan of equipment for local elections)f4 | In subsection (2)—
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| Section 48 (validity of local elections and legal costs) | In subsection (1), after “section 42 above”, insert “or regulations under section 9HE or 44 of the 2000 Act”. |
| Section 50 (effect of misdescription) | In paragraph (c)—
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| Section 52 (discharge of registration duties)f5 | In subsections (1) and (4), after “this Act”, insert “(including any such functions in relation to mayoral elections)”. |
| Section 54 (payment of expenses of registration)f6 | In subsection (1) after “this Act”, at the first place where these words appear, insert “(including any such functions in relation to mayoral elections)”. |
| F5Section 59A (reports on voter identification requirements in Great Britain) | After subsection (5) insert—
In subsection (6), after paragraph (b) insert—
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| Section 61 (other voting offences)f7 | In subsection (2), in paragraph (a)—
In subsection (3) in paragraph (a) (ii) after “councillors”, insert “or at a mayoral election”. In subsection (6A)f8, for “rule 40 (1ZC) or (1ZE) of the parliamentary elections rules”, substitute “rule 40 (4) or (6) of the Mayoral Elections Rules”. |
| Section 67 (appointment of election agent)f9 | In subsection (2)—
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| Section 76 (limitation of election expenses)f10 | F6For subsection (2) substitute—
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Section 85 (penalty for “sitting or voting” where no return and declarations transmitted)f11 | Omit subsection (2). |
| Section 85A (disqualification where no return and declarations transmitted after election of Mayor of London)f12 | In subsection (1)—
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Section 87A (duty of appropriate officer to forward returns and declarations to Electoral Commission). | In subsection (1) after paragraph (b) insert “or, (c) a mayoral election”. |
| Section 94 (imitation of poll cards)f13 | In subsection (2)—
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| Section 96 (schools and rooms for local election meetings)f14 | In subsection (1), after “section 36”, insert “above, or regulations made under section 44 of the 2000 Act”. |
| Section 97 (disturbances at election meetings)f15 | In subsection (2), in paragraph (b), after “section 36”, insert “above, or regulations made under section 44 of the 2000 Act”. |
| Section 99 (officials not to act for candidates) | In subsection (1), in paragraph (b), after “section 36”, insert “above, or regulations made under section 44 of the 2000 Act”. |
| Section 118A (meaning of candidate)f16 | In subsection (3), after “local government Act”, insert “or at an election for a mayor under the 2000 Act”. |
| Section 199B (translation of certain documents)f17 | F7In subsection (6), insert after paragraph (b)—
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| Section 203 (local government provisions as to England and Wales)f18 | In subsection (1)—
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In subsection (1A), at the end, insert “or a mayoral election”. | |
In subsection (2), in paragraph (b), after “Authority elections”, insert “or mayoral elections”. | |
Table 2 | |
| The Representation of the People Act 1985f19 | |
| Section 15 (combination of polls at parliamentary F10... and local elections) | F11In subsection (1), at the end of paragraph (b), insert—
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Omit F12subsection (5). | |
Table 3 | |
The Representation of the People Act 2000f20 | |
| F13Section 10 (pilot schemes for local elections in England and Wales) | In subsection (2), for “Representation of the People Acts” substitute “Local Government Act 2000”. |
| In subsection (7), in paragraph (a) for “Representation of the People Acts” substitute “Local Government Act 2000”. | |
| Section 11 (revision of procedures in the light of pilot schemes) | In subsection (6) for “Rules made under section 36 of the 1983 Act (local election in England and Wales)” substitute “Regulations made under section 9HE or 44 (power to make provision about elections) of the Local Government Act 2000”. |
| Schedule 4 (absent voting in Great Britain) | In paragraph 1, in sub-paragraph (1)—
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In paragraph 2, in sub-paragraph (6A)f21 for “rule 40(1ZC) or (1ZE) of the parliamentary elections rules”, substitute “rule 40(4) or (6) of the Mayoral Elections Rules”. | |
In paragraph 7, in sub-paragraph (10)f22 for “rule 40(1ZC) or (1ZE) of the parliamentary elections rules”, substitute “rule 40(4) or (6) of the Mayoral Elections Rules”. | |
Table 4 | |
The Representation of The People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001f23 | |
| Regulation 3 (interpretation) | At the end of paragraph (2)(b) insert—
At the end of paragraph (4), insert—
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| Regulation 50 (interpretation of Part 4) | At the end of the definition of “Schedule 4” insert “as modified by Schedule 2 to the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007.” |
| Regulation 64 (interpretation of Part 5) | At the appropriate place, insert— “candidates” includes a candidate at a mayoral election under F15Part 1A or Part 2 of the 2000 Act;”. |
| Regulation 65 (combination of polls) | F16In paragraph (1), after sub-paragraph (b) insert—
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| F17Regulation 82A (postal voting documents handed in to the returning officer) | In paragraph (1), in sub-paragraph (b), after paragraph (i) insert— “(ia) rule 47(5)(a) of the Mayoral Elections rules.”. |
Table 5 | |
| The Electoral Administration Act 2006 | |
| Section 32 (photographs on ballot papers: piloting) | In subsection (10)—
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| Section 44 (access to other election documents: supplementary) | In paragraph (12), at the end insert “subject to modifications made by regulations made under section 44 of the 2000 Act.”. |
| Section 69 (encouraging electoral participation) | In paragraph (9) at the end, insert—
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Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in Sch. 2 Table 1 substituted (16.1.2023) by The Voter Identification Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1382), regs. 1(3), 44(2) (with reg. 1(6)(7))
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Words in Sch. 2 substituted (6.4.2014) by The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/370), regs. 1(2), 6(2) (with reg. 1(2))
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Words in Sch. 2 Table 1 omitted (13.12.2022) by virtue of The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1352), regs. 1(1)(c), 4(a) (with reg. 1(2))
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Words in Sch. 2 inserted (6.4.2014) by The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/370), regs. 1(2), 6(3)(b) (with reg. 1(2))
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Words in Sch. 2 Table 1 inserted (16.1.2023) by The Voter Identification Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1382), regs. 1(3), 44(3) (with reg. 1(6)(7))
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Words in Sch. 2 Table 1 substituted (26.3.2024) by The Representation of the People (Variation of Election Expenses and Exclusions) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/428), regs. 1(1)(b), 3 (with reg. 6)
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Words in Sch. 2 substituted (6.4.2014) by The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/370), regs. 1(2), 6(3)(c) (with reg. 1(2))
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Words in Sch. 2 Table 1 inserted (13.12.2022) by The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1352), regs. 1(1)(c), 4(b) (with reg. 1(2))
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Words in Sch. 2 inserted (6.4.2014) by The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/370), regs. 1(2), 6(3)(d) (with reg. 1(2))
- F10
Words in Sch. 2 Table 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Parliamentary Elections Etc. (Repeal, Revocation, Amendment and Saving Provisions) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1310), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 7(a) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1389, regs. 1, 2(2))
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Words in Sch. 2 Table 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Parliamentary Elections Etc. (Repeal, Revocation, Amendment and Saving Provisions) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1310), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 7(b) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1389, regs. 1, 2(2))
- F12
Words in Sch. 2 Table 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Parliamentary Elections Etc. (Repeal, Revocation, Amendment and Saving Provisions) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1310), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 7(c) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1389, regs. 1, 2(2))
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Words in Sch. 2 Table 3 inserted (10.1.2018) by The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/20), regs. 1, 2
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Words in Sch. 2 inserted (6.4.2014) by The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/370), regs. 1(2), 6(4)(a) (with reg. 1(2))
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Words in Sch. 2 inserted (6.4.2014) by The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/370), regs. 1(2), 6(4)(b) (with reg. 1(2))
- F16
Words in Sch. 2 Table 4 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1225), reg. 5(3)(a)
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Words in Sch. 2 Table 4 inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1225), reg. 5(3)(b)
Modifications
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Sch. 2 excluded (16.2.2011) by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1), s. 19(2), Sch. 5 para. 53(3)
Commencement
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Sch. 2 in force at 27.3.2007, see reg. 1(2)
Footnotes
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Subsection (1) of section 31 was amended by the Local Government Act 1985 (c.51), Schedule 17, and the Local Government (Wales) Act (c.19), Schedule 16. Subsection (1A) was inserted by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, Schedule 16.
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Subsection (1) was amended, and subsection (1A) inserted, by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, Schedule 16.
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Subsection (1) was amended by the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c.50), sections 16(2) and 19(1) and the Greater London Authority Act 1999, Schedule 3. Subsection (2) was amended by the Greater London Authority Act 1999, Schedule 3.
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Subsection (1) was amended by S.I. 1991/1728, regulation 4.
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Subsections (1) to (3) were amended, and subsection (4) substituted, by the Representation of the People Act 1985, Schedule 4, paragraph 12. Subsection (4) was amended by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, Schedule 16.
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Subsections (1) and (3) were amended by the Representation of the People Act 1985, Schedule 4, paragraph 14.
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Amended by the Representation of the People Act 1985, Schedules 2 and 5 and by the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c.29), Schedule 3, paragraphs 1 and 10.
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Subsection (6A) and rule 40 (1ZC) and (1ZE) were inserted by the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), section 38.
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Subsection (4) was amended by the Representation of the People Act 1985, Schedule 4, paragraph 20. There are other amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
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Amended by the Political Parties and Representation of the People Act 2000, section 132.
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Subsection (1) was amended, and subsection (3) substituted, by the Representation of the People Act 1985, Schedule 4. Subsection (2A) was inserted by the Greater London Authority Act 1999, Schedule 3, paragraph 25.
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Inserted by the Greater London Authority Act 1999, Schedule 3, paragraph 25.
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Amended by the Representation of the People Act 1985, Schedule 4.
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Subsection (1) was amended by the Greater London Authority Act 1999, Schedule 3, paragraphs 1 and 29. Subsection (2) was amended by the Representation of the People Act 1985, Schedule 4. Subsection (4) was amended by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c.60), Schedule 7.
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Subsection (2) was amended by the Representation of the People Act 1985, Schedule 4.
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Section 118A was inserted by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, section 135(2).
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Section 199B was inserted by the Electoral Administration Act 2006, section 36.
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Amended by the Greater London Authority Act 1999, Schedule 3, paragraphs 1 and 39.
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Sub-paragraph (6A) of paragraph 2 was inserted by section 38(6)(a) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c.22).
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Sub-paragraph (10) of paragraph 7 was inserted by section 38(6)(b) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c.22).
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S.I.2001/341, amended by S.I. 2001/1700, 2002/1871, 2004/226, 2006/752 and 2006/2910.