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1U.K. After subsection (3) of section 1 of the Public Meeting Act 1908 insert the following subsection—
“(4)This section does not apply as respects meetings to which section 97 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 applies.”
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M21957, 5 & 6 Eliz. 2 c. x.
2U.K. In section 4 of the City of London (Various Powers) Act 1957—
(a)in subsection (1) for “”Act of 1949”’ substitute “ ”Act of 1983 ”’, and for “Representation of the People Act 1949” substitute “ Representation of the People Act 1983 ”;
(b)in subsection (1), for “set out in the Second Schedule to the Act of 1949” substitute “ made by the Secretary of State under section 36 of the Act of 1983 ”;
(c)in subsection (2), for “Act of 1949” substitute “ Representation of thePeople Act 1949 ”.
3U.K. In section 8 of the M3City of London (Various Powers) Act 1957—
(a)in subsection (1)—
(i)for “Act of 1949” substitute “ Act of 1983 ” and for “section 167” substitute “ sections 191 to 196 ”;
(ii)for the words after “apply to and in respect of ward elections” to the end substitute the words—
“section 3 (disfranchisement of offenders in prison, etc.);
section 6 (residence: merchant seaman);
sections 14(1) and 15 to 17 (service qualifications and declarations for registration);
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section 46 (further provision as to local election voting);
section 59 (supplemental provisions as to members of forces and service voters).”
F2(b), (c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(e)in subsection (4), for “Act of 1949” substitute “ Act of 1983 ” and for “rule 21 of the local elections rules” substitute “ rule 20 of the M4Local Elections (Principal Areas) Rules 1973 ”;
(e)in subsection (5), for “Act of 1949” substitute “ Act of 1983 ”.
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F1Words repealed by Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50, SIF 42), s. 28, Sch. 5
F2Sch. 8 para. 3(b)(c) repealed by Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50, SIF 42), s. 28, Sch. 5
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M31957, 5 & 6 Eliz. 2 c.x.
4U.K. In section 9(4) of the City of London (Various Powers) Act 1957 for “Act of 1949” substitute “ Act of 1983 ”.
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M51960, 8 & 9 Eliz. 2 c. xxxvi.
5U.K. In section 39 of the City of London (Various Powers) Act 1960—
(a)in paragraph (b) of subsection (1), for “Representation of the M6People Act 1949” substitute “ Representation of the People Act 1983 ”;
(b)in subsection (2), for “Act of 1949” substitute “ Act of 1983 ”.
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6U.K. In Schedule 3 to the London Government Act 1963—
(b)in paragraph 22 of Part II, for “Representation of the People Act 1949” substitute “ Representation of the People Act 1983 ”;
(b)in paragraph 23 of Part II, for “said Acts of 1949” substitute “ Representation of the People Act 1983 ”.
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7 In section 12(2) of the Licensing Act 1964 for “section 146(6) of the Representation of the M9People Act 1949” substitute “ section 168(7) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 ”.
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8 In section 67(5) of the Licensing Act 1964 for “Representation of the People Act 1949” substitute “ Representation of the People Act 1983 ”, and—
(a)in paragraph (a) of that subsection, for “section 47, section 48”substitute “ section 60, section 61 ”, and for “section 52” substitute “ section 65 ”;
(b) in paragraph (b) of that subsection, for “section 53” substitute “ section 66 ”;
(c) in paragraph (c) of that subsection, for “sections 99 to 101” substitute “ sections 113 to 115 ”;
(d)in paragraph (d) of that subsection, for “sections 146 to 148 and 151”substitute “ sections 168 to 170 and 173 ”;
(e)in paragraph (i) of that subsection, for “section 53” substitute “ section66 ”; and
(f)in paragraph (ii) of that subsection, for “section 99” substitute “ section 113 ”.
9 In section 67(6) of the Licensing Act 1964—
(a)for “sections 147 and 151 of the Representation of the People Act 1949” substitute “ sections 169 and 173 of the Representation of the People Act 1983) ” and
(b)for “section 151” substitute “ section 173 ”.
10In Schedule 8 to the Licensing Act 1964—
(a)In paragraph 1, for “section 42 of the M10Local Government Act 1972”substitute “ section 36 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 ”;
(b)in paragraph 5
(i)for “section 42 of the Representation of the People Act 1949” substitute “ section 53 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 ”;
(ii)for “section 53(4) of the Representation of the People Act 1949” substitute “ section 66(4) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 ”.
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F3Sch. 8 para. 11 repealed (26.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/1149, art. 3(2), Sch. 2
12U.K. In the following provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 for “Representation of the People Act 1949” substitute “ Representation of the People Act 1983 ”—sections 6(1), 9(5), 11(3)(b), 16(2), 25(1), 28(2), 29(3)(b), 35(1), 80(1)(e), 86(b) and Schedule 2, paragraph 6(1).
13U.K. In section 89(6) of the M12Local Government Act 1972 for “section 42 above” substitute “ section 36 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 ”.
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14U.K. In paragraphs 18(5) and 34(5) of Schedule 12 to the Local Government Act 1972 for “section 42 above and of the enactments mentioned in section 165(1) of the Representation of the M13People Act 1949” substitute “ section 36 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 and of the enactments mentioned in section 187(1) of that Act ”.
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15U.K. In the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973—
(a)in section 4(1), for “Act of 1949” substitute “ Representation of the People Act 1983 ”;
(b)in paragraph (d) of section 31(1), for “Representation of the People Act 1949” substitute “ Representation of the People Act 1983 ”.
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17U.K. In section 3(1) of the Juries Act 1974, for “Representation of the People Act 1949” substitute “ Representation of the People Act 1983 ”.
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18U.K. In section 6(3) of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975, for “section 124(5) of the Representation of the People Act 1949” substitute “ section 144(7) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 ”.
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F5Sch. 8 para. 19 repealed (11.5.2001) by 2001 c. 13, s. 1(3)(b), Sch. 2
20U.K. In Part III of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975—
(a)for the reference to “Registration Officer appointed under Part IIIof the Local Government Act 1972” substitute “ Registration Officer appointed under section 8(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 ”;
(b)for the reference to “Returning Officer under section 17(2) of the Representation of the M17People Act 1949 and any Deputy Returning Officer appointed by him” substitute “ Returning Officer under section 25(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 and any Deputy Returning Officer appointed by him. ”
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F6Words substituted retrospectively by virtue of European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 58, SIF 29:5), s. 3(1)(b)(3)
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21In section 4(2) of the [F7European Parliamentary] Elections Act 1978—
(a)for “Representation of the People Act 1949” substitute “Representation of the People Act 1983”;
(b)for “section 48(2)” substitute “section 61(2)”;
(c)for “section 48(7)” substitute “section 61(7)”; and
(d)for “section 155” substitute “section 178”.
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F7Words substituted retrospectively by virtue of European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 58, SIF 29:5), s. 3(1)(b)(3)
22In paragraph (b) of section 7(2) of the [F8European Parliamentary] Elections Act 1978 for “section 43(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1949” substitute “section 54(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983”.
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F8Words substituted retrospectively by virtue of European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 58, SIF 29:5), s. 3(1)(b)(3)
23In paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 1 to the [F9European Parliamentary] Elections Act 1978, for “section 6 of the M19Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973” substitute “section 41 of the Representation of the People Act 1983”.
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F9Words substituted retrospectively by virtue of European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 58, SIF 29:5), s. 3(1)(b)(3)
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24U.K.In paragraph (h) of section 35(2) of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978, for “sections 107 to 136 of the Representation of the People Act 1949” substitute “ sections 120 to 156 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 ”.
25U.K.In section 108(1) of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 for “section 110 of the Representation of the People Act 1949” substitute “ section 123 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 ”.
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26In section 142(1) of the Supreme Court Act 1981, for “Representation of the People Act 1949” substitute “ Representation of the People Act 1983 ”.
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28U.K. In Schedule 1 to the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, in paragraph 5 of Part II, for “Representation of the People Act 1949” substitute “ Representation of the People Act 1983 ”.
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