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—

    1. i

      another referendum, (including a further referendum);

    2. ii

      a Parliamentary election7;

    3. iii

      a European Parliamentary election;

    4. iv

      a local government election;

    5. v

      a mayoral election;

    the poll at which is taken together with the poll at the referendum8.”.

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.