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European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Act 2004

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Mayoral elections, etc

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3(1)This paragraph applies to—

(a)an election for the elected mayor of a local authority;

(b)a referendum to be held in pursuance of Part 2 of the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22) (referendums on proposals for local authority executive arrangements),

if the election or referendum is held in a pilot region.

(2)If the date of the poll at the election or referendum (the mayoral poll) is to be fixed without reference to any time or timetable the date must not fall within the period which begins three weeks before and ends three weeks after the date of the poll at the European Parliamentary general election of 2004.

(3)If the date of the mayoral poll is to be calculated by reference to any time or timetable that period must be ignored.

(4)If, before the commencement of this paragraph, the date of the mayoral poll was fixed or calculated as a date which falls within that period—

(a)the mayoral poll must not be held on that date, and

(b)a new date must be fixed or calculated as mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) or (3) (as the case may be).

(5)Local authority has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22).

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