Local Government Act 1972, Paragraph 34 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
34(1)Subject to the provisions of this Act, each local government elector may, at a community meeting or at a [F1community governance poll], give one vote and no more on any question.E+W
(2)A question to be decided by a community meeting shallF2... be decided by the majority of those present at the meeting and voting thereon, and the decision of the person presiding at the meeting as to the result of the voting shall be final F3....
(3)In the case of an equality of votes, the person presiding at the meeting shall have a casting vote, in addition to any other vote he may have.
F4(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F5(5)The Welsh Ministers may by regulations make provision about the conduct of community governance polls.
(6)Regulations under sub-paragraph (5) may apply any enactment relating to elections or referendums (with or without modifications) to community governance polls.
(7)A statutory instrument containing regulations under sub-paragraph (5) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of Senedd Cymru.]
[F6(8)In this Part of this Schedule, “community governance poll” means a poll held on a proposal of a kind mentioned in section 27A, 27C, 27E, 27G, 27I or 27K.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 12 para. 34(1) substituted (5.5.2022) by Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), s. 175(7), Sch. 13 para. 6(2); S.I. 2021/231, art. 6(v)
F2Words in Sch. 12 para. 34(2) omitted (5.5.2022) by virtue of Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), s. 175(7), Sch. 13 para. 6(3)(a); S.I. 2021/231, art. 6(v)
F3Words in Sch. 12 para. 34(2) omitted (5.5.2022) by virtue of Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), s. 175(7), Sch. 13 para. 6(3)(b); S.I. 2021/231, art. 6(v)
F4Sch. 12 para. 34(4) omitted (5.5.2022) by virtue of Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), s. 175(7), Sch. 13 para. 6(4); S.I. 2021/231, art. 6(v)
F5Sch. 12 para. 34(5)-(7) substituted for Sch. 12 para. 34(5)-(6) (5.5.2022) by Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), s. 175(7), Sch. 13 para. 6(5); S.I. 2021/231, art. 6(v)
F6Sch. 12 para. 34(8) inserted (5.5.2022) by Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), s. 175(7), Sch. 13 para. 6(6); S.I. 2021/231, art. 6(v)
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