The Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Rules 2015

Amendment of the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) Rules 2006

3.—(1) Schedule 3 (Rules for Conduct of an Election of Councillors of a Parish or Community where the Poll is taken together with the Poll at a Relevant Election or Referendum) is amended as follows.

(2) In rule 25(1), for “noon” substitute “4 in the afternoon”.

(3) In the Appendix of Forms—

(a) in the “Form of Candidate’s Consent to Nomination”—

(i) omit the words from “, and I do not hold a politically restricted post” to “within the meaning of that Part.”;

(ii) in the “Back of form”—

(aa) for “section 79” substitute “sections 78A and 79”;

(bb) after “Local Government Act 2000” insert “and section 34 of the Localism Act 2011”;

(b) in the heading to the Form of Postal Voting Statement (for use when a local government poll is combined with another poll but the postal ballot papers are not combined), for “local government poll” substitute “parish or community poll”;

(c) for the following forms substitute the corresponding forms in Schedule 2 to these Rules—

(i) Form of Front of Ballot Paper;

(ii) Directions as to Printing the Ballot Paper.