The Greater London Authority Elections Rules 2007

PART 1 General Provisions

Citation

1.  This Schedule may be cited as the Constituency Members Election Rules.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In the rules in this Schedule, unless the context indicates otherwise—

“Combination of Polls Regulations” means the Representation of the People (Combination of Polls) (England and Wales) Regulations 2004(1);

“counting observer” has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Referendum Regulations;

“counting officer” has the same meaning as in regulation 9 of the Referendum Regulations;

“election” means an election of a constituency member of the London Assembly;

“electoral area” where the Authority election is held together with a referendum, includes a voting area where the referendum is held;

“European Parliamentary election” has the same meaning as in section 27(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1985(2);

“local authority mayoral election” means an election conducted under the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007(3);

“local counting area” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004(4);

“petition organiser” has the same meaning as in regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Referendums) (Petitions and Directions) (England) Regulations 2000(5);

“polling observer” has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Referendum Regulations;

“referendum” means a referendum conducted under the Referendum Regulations;

“Referendum Regulations” means the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2007(6);

“relevant election or referendum” means one or more of the following—

(a)

a Parliamentary election,

(b)

a European Parliamentary election,

(c)

a local government election (including another Authority election where more than one is taken together),

(d)

a local authority mayoral election or referendum in accordance with regulations made under sections 44 and 105, or 45 and 105, of the Local Government Act 2000(7);

“voting area” has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Referendum Regulations.

(2) In the case of a referendum, a reference to—

(a) a “candidate” shall be construed as a reference to a counting observer,

(b) a “election agent” shall be construed as a reference to a counting observer,

(c) a “polling agent” shall be construed as a reference to polling observer,

(d) a “returning officer” shall be construed as a reference to a counting officer.

(3) Reference to a rule by number alone is a reference to the rule so numbered in this Schedule.

(1)

S.I. 2004/294. Relevant amendments have been made to those regulations by S.I. 2006/3278.

(2)

1985 c. 50. The definition was amended by section 3 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 58).

(3)

S.I. 2007/1024.

(4)

S.I. 2004/293.

(5)

S.I. 2000/2852.

(6)

S.I. 2007/2089.

(7)

2000 c.22. Sections 44 and 45 were amended by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41).