Statutory Instruments
2022 No. 1029
Local Government, England
Representation Of The People, England
The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Rules 2022
Made
4th October 2022
Laid before Parliament
17th October 2022
Coming into force
9th November 2022
The Secretary of State makes these Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by section 36(1) and (2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983( 1 ).
The Secretary of State has consulted the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(d) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000( 2 ).
Citation, commencement, savings, extent and interpretation
1. —(1) These Rules may be cited as the Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Rules 2022.
(2) These Rules come into force on 9th November 2022 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 3rd May 2023.
(3) These rules extend to England and Wales.
(4) In these Rules “ the 2006 Rules ” means the Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) Rules 2006( 3 ).
Amendment of the 2006 Rules
2. —(1) Schedule 2 to the 2006 Rules (rules for conduct of an election of councillors of a principal area where poll is not taken together with poll at another election) is amended as follows.
(2) In rule 6 (subscription of nomination paper)—
(a) in paragraph (1), omit from “, and by” to the end;
(b) in paragraph (2)—
(i) for “, seconding or assenting to” substitute “or seconding” ;
(ii) omit “or signatures (up to the required number)”.
(3) In Part 7 (appendix of forms), for the Form of Nomination Paper( 4 ) substitute the form in Schedule 1 to these Rules.
3. —(1) Schedule 3 to the 2006 Rules (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) is amended as follows.
(2) In rule 6 (subscription of nomination paper)—
(a) in paragraph (1), omit from “, and by” to the end;
(b) in paragraph (2)—
(i) for “, seconding or assenting to” substitute “or seconding” ;
(ii) omit “or signatures (up to the required number)”.
(3) In Part 7 (appendix of forms), for the Form of Nomination Paper( 5 ) substitute the form in Schedule 2 to these Rules.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Andrew Stephenson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
4th October 2022
Rule 2(3)
SCHEDULE 1 Amended form of nomination paper for use at an election of councillors of a principal area where poll is not taken together with poll at another election
Rule 3(3)
SCHEDULE 2 Amended form of nomination paper 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
1983 c. 2 . Section 36(1) was amended by section 13(2) of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1) .
2000 c. 41 . Section 7(2)(d) was amended by paragraph 11 of Schedule 2 to the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021.
S.I. 2006/3304 , amended by S.I. 2018/1308 ; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant. By virtue of S.I. 2021/1459 (W. 374) and S.I. 2022/263 (W. 79) , S.I. 2006/3304 no longer applies to the election of councillors of principal areas in Wales.
The form of nomination paper in Part 7 of Schedule 2 was substituted by rule 2(9) of S.I. 2018/1308 .
The form of nomination paper in Part 7 of Schedule 3 was substituted by rule 3(9) of S.I. 2018/1308 .