The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums)(England) Regulations 2012 No. 323

SCHEDULE 5 E+W The Local Government Act Referendums (Combination of Polls) Rules

PART 1 E+W Citation and Interpretation

Citation E+W

1.  These Rules may be cited as the Local Government Act Referendums (Combination of Polls) Rules.

Interpretation E+W

2.—(1) In these Rules—

“relevant returning or counting officer” means the returning officer or the counting officer discharging the functions under (as the case may be)—

(a)

regulation 5 of the Combination of Polls Regulations F1 ; or

(b)

regulation 13(2);

“voter” means a person entitled to vote on his or her own behalf.

(2) Subject to paragraph (1), expressions used both in these Rules and the 1983 Act (as it applies to local government elections) have the same meaning in these Rules as they have in that Act.

Textual Amendments

F1 S.I. 2004/294; as amended by SI 2006/3278.