The Local Authorities (Referendums)(Petitions)(England) Regulations 2011

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1. Introductory Text

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   PART 1 General

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and interpretation

   2. 2. (1) In these Regulations— “the 1972 Act” means the Local...

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   PART 2 Petitions and Referendums

   1. 3. Interpretation of Part 2

   2. 4. Verification number

   3. 5. Publicity for verification numbers

   4. 6. Petitions for a referendum

   5. 7. Post-announcement petitions

   6. 8. Amalgamation of petitions

   7. 9. Validity of petitions

   8. 10. Formalities of petition

   9. 11. Procedure on receipt of petition

   10. 12. Public inspection of petitions

   11. 13. Publicity for valid petitions

   12. 14. Publicity for invalid petitions

   13. 15. Restrictions relating to publicity

   14. 16. Timing of referendum in consequence of valid petition

   15. 17. Action before referendum

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   PART 3 Action to be taken after referendums

   1. 18. Action where referendum proposals approved

   2. 19. Action where referendum proposals rejected

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   PART 4 Default powers of the Secretary of State

   1. 20. Default powers of the Secretary of State

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   PART 5 Revocations

   1. 21. The following Regulations are revoked— (a) the Local Authorities (Referendums)(Petitions...

7. Signature

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      SCHEDULE

      PETITION STATEMENT

      1. The terms of the statement referred to in regulation 10(2)...

      2. “We, the undersigned, being local government electors for the area...

      3. Note: The phrase marked * or ** or *** to...

9. Explanatory Note