Statutory Instruments
2011 No. 926
Local Government, England And Wales
The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
Made
23rd March 2011
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Lord President of the Council, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 44 of the Local Government Act 2000( 1 ), makes the following Regulations.
The Lord President of the Council has consulted the Electoral Commission about these Regulations in accordance with section 44(3A) of the Local Government Act 2000.
In accordance with section 105(6) of the Local Government Act 2000, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
Amendment of the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007
2. —(1)Schedule 1 (The Mayoral Elections Rules) and Schedule 3 (Mayoral Election (Combination of Polls) Rules) to the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007( 2 ) are amended as follows.
(2) After rule 18(4) in each Schedule, insert—
“ (4A) If a candidate who is the subject of an authorisation by two or more parties under rule 7(3) so requests, the ballot paper must contain, against the candidate’s particulars, the registered emblem (or, as the case may be, one of the registered emblems) of one of those parties. ” .
(3) In rule 18(5) in each Schedule, after the words “under paragraph (4)” insert “or (4A)”.
Mark Harper
Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform)
Cabinet Office
23rd March 2011
2000 c.22 . Section 44(3A) and (3B) was inserted by section 158(1) of, and paragraphs 18(1) and (2) of Schedule 21 to, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c.41) . The powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 44 were made exercisable concurrently by the Lord President of the Council and the Secretary of State by the Lord President of the Council Order 2010 ( S.I. 2010/1837 ).