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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 No. 2059
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
2.—(1) The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3 (conduct of mayoral elections)—
(a)at the beginning of paragraph (4)(c), insert the words “Subject to paragraph (4A)”;
(b)after paragraph (4), insert—
“(4A) Where the poll at a mayoral election is taken alone, or is taken together with a poll at a police and crime commissioner election(2) but not with a poll at any other relevant election or referendum, section 199B of the 1983 Act(3) (translation of certain documents) has effect in relation to the conduct of the mayoral election subject to the modification in the Table in Schedule 2A instead of the modification to that section in Table 1 of Schedule 2.”.
(3) Regulation 4 (combination of polls) is renumbered as paragraph (1) of that regulation.
(4) After that paragraph as so renumbered insert—
“(2) Where the poll at a mayoral election is taken together with a poll at a police and crime commissioner election and is not also taken together with a poll at any other relevant election or referendum, Schedule 3 has effect subject to the modifications set out in Schedule 3A.”.
(5) In Schedule 1 (the Mayoral Elections Rules), in rule 5(3) (notice of election) for “returning officer” substitute “registration officer”.
(6) In the Appendix of Forms in Schedule 1, for the forms listed below substitute the corresponding forms in Schedule 1 to these Regulations—
(a)Form 3 (ballot paper (two candidates)) including the directions as to printing;
(b)Form 4 (ballot paper (three or more candidates)) including the directions as to printing;
(c)Form 7 (postal voting statement);
(d)Form 8 (official poll card);
(e)Form 9 (official postal poll card);
(f)Form 10 (official proxy poll card);
(g)Form 11 (official proxy postal poll card);
(h)Form 12 (directions for the guidance of voters);
(i)Form 13 (certificate of employment);
(j)Form 14 (declaration to be made by the companion of a voter with disabilities).
(7) After Schedule 2 (modifications of Acts and statutory instrument) insert, as Schedule 2A, the Schedule set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.
(8) In Schedule 3 (the Mayoral Election (Combination of Polls) Rules) in rule 5(3) (notice of election) for “returning officer” substitute “registration officer”.
(9) After Schedule 3 insert, as Schedule 3A, the Schedule set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations.
Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform)
Cabinet Office
[Date]
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