Amendment of conduct of referendums regulations2
1
The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 20013 shall be amended as follows.
2
In regulation 2(1), insert in the appropriate place in alphabetical order—
“the Combination of Polls Regulations” means the Representation of the People (Combination of Polls) (England and Wales) Regulations 20044;
“European Parliamentary election” shall have the same meaning as in section 27(1) of the 1985 Act;
“local government election” shall have the same meaning as in section 203(1) of the 1983 Act 5;
“mayoral election” shall have the same meaning as in the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 20026;
“relevant election or referendum” means one or more of the following—
- i
another referendum, (including a further referendum);
- ii
a Parliamentary election7;
- iii
a European Parliamentary election;
- iv
a local government election;
- v
a mayoral election;
the poll at which is taken together with the poll at the referendum8.”.
- i
3
For regulation 15(4), substitute—
4
The 1985 Act and the Elections Regulations shall have effect subject to the further modifications provided for in Part I of Schedule 5.
4A
The Principal Areas Rules shall have effect subject to the modifications set out in Part II of Schedule 5.
4
In regulation 16—
a
in paragraph (6), omit the words “the 1986 Regulations”; and
b
omit paragraph (8).
5
For regulation 17(4), substitute—
4
Where the poll at a referendum is combined with the poll at another referendum, the Principal Areas Rules, modified as set out in Schedule 3 to those Rules shall have effect in relation to the referendum, subject to the modifications set out in Part II of Schedule 5; and a provision set out in column 1 of that Part and expressed to apply only in the circumstances there mentioned, and any modification shown in column 2 as applicable to any such provision, shall have effect only in those circumstances.
6
Regulations 15(5), (7) and (9), and 16(4), (5) and (7) are revoked.
7
For Schedule 5, substitute Schedule 5 as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.