The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Amendment) Order 2016

Amendment of Schedule 3

11.—(1) Amend Schedule 3 (police and crime commissioner elections rules) as follows.

(2) Amend rule 1 (timetable)(1) as follows—

(a) in the right-hand column of the table, for the entry alongside “delivery of nomination papers” substitute “Between 10 am and 4 pm on any day after the date of publication of the notice of election but not later than the 19th day before the day of the election”;

(b) after that entry insert—

“The making of objections to nomination papers

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), during the hours allowed for delivery of nomination papers on the last day for their delivery and the hour following. (2) No objection may be made in the afternoon of that last day except to a nomination paper delivered within 24 hours of the last time for its delivery and, in the case of a nomination paper so delivered, no objection may be made to the sufficiency or nature of the particulars of the candidate unless made at or immediately after the time of the delivery of the nomination paper.”.

(3) In rule 5 (nomination of candidates)—

(a) in paragraph (1), after “Form 6” insert “(in English or at a PCC election in Wales, in English or in Welsh)”;

(b) omit paragraph (8).

(4) In rule 13 (publication of statement of persons nominated), after paragraph (7) insert—

“(7A) In the case of a person nominated by more than one nomination paper, the returning officer must take the particulars required by paragraphs (1) to (7) from such one of the papers as the candidate (or the returning officer in default of the candidate) may select.”.

(5) In rule 31(7) (appointment of polling and counting officers), after “5th day” insert “(computed in accordance with rule 3)”.

(6) In rule 70 (forms)—

(a) in the list of forms, in the left hand-column, after the words “Form 6” insert “(in English and in Welsh)”;

(b) in form 6 in English (nomination of candidates)—

(i) in the box headed “voting area” after “(local authority)” insert “/(constituency)”;

(ii) in the notes, after paragraph 4 insert—

“4A.   The voting area must be completed. This will be the local authority unless, in Wales, an ordinary PCC election is to be combined with a general election to the Welsh Assembly, in which case it will be the Assembly constituency.”;

(c) after form 6 in English insert form 6 in Welsh in the Schedule to this Order;

(d) in form 8B (ballot paper (2 candidates)), in paragraph 3(d) of the directions for printing(2), for “7 a-b” substitute “8”.

(1)

Rule 1 was amended by and the table in rule 1 substituted by S.I. 2014/921.

(2)

The directions for printing the ballot paper (2 candidates) were amended by S.I. 2014/921