This Statutory Instrument has been printed to correct errors in S.I. 2004/223 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Statutory Instruments
2004 No. 1041
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Amendment) (No. 2) (England and Wales) Rules 2004
Made
31st March2004
Laid before Parliament
7th April 2004
Coming into force
30th April 2004
The First Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 36(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983( 1 ) and after consulting the Electoral Commission pursuant to section 7(2)(e) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000( 2 ), hereby makes the following Rules:
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) These Rules may be cited as the Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Amendment) (No. 2) (England and Wales) Rules 2004.
(2) These Rules come into force on 30th April 2004.
(3) These Rules extend to England and Wales.
Amendment of principal areas rules
2. —(1) The rules in Schedule 3 to the Local Elections (Principal Areas) Rules 1986( 3 ) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In rule 24(5A), for “this paragraph and paragraph”, substitute “paragraph (5) above and paragraphs”.
(3) In rule 39(1A), for “sub-paragraphs (d) and (e)”, substitute “sub-paragraphs (a) to (d)”.
(4) In the Appendix of Forms, in the directions as to printing the ballot paper, in paragraph 2(b), after the words “particulars of the candidates”, insert “and the horizontal rules separating the particulars of the candidates”.
Signed by authority of the First Secretary of State
Nick Raynsford
Minister of State,
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
31st March 2004
S.I. 1986/2214 ; amended by S.I. 2004/223 (there are other amendments, which are not relevant).