Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 103
Representation Of The People, England And Wales
The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Rules 2015
Made
30th January 2015
Laid before Parliament
4th February 2015
Coming into force in accordance with rule 1(2)
The Lord President of the Council in exercise of the powers conferred by section 36(1) and (2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983( 1 ) makes the following Rules.
The Lord President of the Council has consulted the Electoral Commission as required by section 7(1) and (2)(d) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000( 2 ).
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) These Rules may be cited as the Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Rules 2015.
(2) These Rules come into force on 2nd March 2015 but have no effect in relation to any election in respect of which the date of the poll specified in the notice of election is on or before 6th May 2015.
(3) In these Rules, unless otherwise stated, any reference to a numbered Schedule is a reference to the Schedule bearing that number in the Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) Rules 2006( 3 ).
Amendment of the Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) Rules 2006
2. In the Appendix of Forms in Schedule 2 (Rules for Conduct of an Election of Councillors of a Principal Area where Poll is not taken together with Poll at another Election)—
(1) (a) in the “Form of Candidate’s Consent to Nomination” in the “Back of form”—
(i) for “and section 79” substitute “, sections 78A and 79”;
(ii) after “Local Government Act 2000” insert “and section 34 of the Localism Act 2011”;
(2) (b) for the following forms substitute the corresponding forms in Schedule 1 to these Rules—
(i) Form of Front of Ballot Paper;
(ii) Directions as to Printing the Ballot Paper.
3. In the Appendix of Forms in Schedule 3 (Rules for Conduct of an Election of Councillors of a Principal Area where the Poll is taken together with the Poll at a Relevant Election or Referendum)—
(a) in the “Form of Candidate’s Consent to Nomination” in the “Back of form”—
(i) for “and section 79” substitute “, sections 78A and 79”;
(ii) after “Local Government Act 2000” insert “and section 34 of the Localism Act 2011”;
(b) for the following forms substitute the corresponding forms in Schedule 2 to these Rules—
(i) Form of Front of Ballot Paper;
(ii) Directions as to Printing the Ballot Paper.
Signed by the authority of the Lord President of the Council
Sam Gyimah
Minister for the Constitution
Cabinet Office
30th January 2015
Rule 2(2)
SCHEDULE 1 Amended forms for use at an election of councillors of a principal area where the poll is not taken together with another election or referendum
Form of front of ballot paper
Rule 3(2)
SCHEDULE 2 Amended forms for use at an election of councillors of a principal area where the poll is taken together with the poll at a relevant election or referendum
Form of front of ballot paper
1983 c.2 ; the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 36(1) and (2) 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 ).
2000 c.41 ; section 7 has been amended but the amendments are not relevant to these Rules.
S.I. 2006/3304 ; Schedules 2 and 3 were amended by S.I. 2014/494 .