The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Council Tax Increases) (England) (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2014

Regulation 8

SCHEDULE 1 FORMS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE ACT REFERENDUMS

Form of Postal Voting Statement

Official Poll Card (to be sent to a voter voting in person) Front of card

Back of card

Official Postal Poll Card (to be sent to a voter voting by post) Front of card

Back of card

Official Proxy Poll Card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person) Front of card

Back of card

Official Proxy Postal Poll Card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting by post) Front of card

Back of card

Form of directions for the guidance of the voters and proxies in voting

Form of Certificate of Employment

Regulation 10(a)

SCHEDULE 2 APPLICATION, WITH MODIFICATIONS, OF OTHER SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION

Provision	Modification
Regulation 55A (additional requirements for applications for an emergency proxy vote in respect of a particular election)(1)
Regulation 60B (requirement to provide fresh signatures following rejection of a postal voting statement)(2)
Regulation 61C (notification of a rejected postal voting statement)(3)
Regulation 78A (cancellation of postal ballot papers)(4)	In paragraph (1), for “after the final nomination day at a parliamentary or local government election” substitute “during the referendum period in respect of a referendum”. Omit paragraph (5).
In Schedule 3, Form K(5)	For “Representation of the People Acts” substitute “Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Council Tax Increases) (England) Regulations”. For “Parliamentary Election” substitute “Local Government Finance Act Referendum”.

Regulation 17(a)

SCHEDULE 3 FORMS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE ACT REFERENDUMS COMBINED WITH OTHER POLLS

Form of Postal Voting Statement (for use when there is joint issue and receipt of postal ballot papers)

Form of Postal Voting Statement (for use when a referendum poll is combined with another poll but the postal ballot papers are not combined)

Form of directions for the guidance of the voters and proxies in voting

Form of declaration made by the companion of a voter or proxy with disabilities

(1)

Regulation 55A was inserted by S.I. 2013/3198.

(2)

Regulation 60B was inserted by S.I. 2013/3198.

(3)

Regulation 61C was inserted by S.I. 2013/3198.

(4)

Regulation 78A was inserted by S.I. 2013/3198.

(5)

Form K was substituted by S.I. 2006/2910 and amended by S.I. 2013/3198.