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[F137APower to change date of local elections to date of European Parliamentary general election: EnglandU.K.

(1)The Secretary of State may by order provide that in a year in which a European Parliamentary general election is to be held—

(a)the ordinary day of election of councillors for counties in England, districts and London boroughs,

(b)the ordinary day of election of councillors for parishes, and

(c)as respects Authority elections, the day on which the poll is to be held at an ordinary election,

shall be changed so as to be the same as the date of the poll at the European Parliamentary general election.

(2)An order under subsection (1) may make provision under all of paragraphs (a) to (c) or under one or more of those paragraphs.

(3)An order under subsection (1) must relate to a single year and must be made at least six months before—

(a)the local election day in that year, or

(b)if earlier, the date of the poll at the European Parliamentary general election in that year.

(4)For this purpose “the local election day” in a particular year is—

(a)the first Thursday in May, or

(b)if an order has been made under section 37(1)(b) (power to change date of council and Assembly elections) in relation to that year, the day specified in the order.

(5)Before making an order under this section, the Secretary of State must consult—

(a)the Electoral Commission, and

(b)such other persons as he considers appropriate.

(6)An order under subsection (1) may make incidental, supplementary or consequential provision or savings.

(7)Where the Welsh Ministers make an order under section 37B, the Secretary of State may by order make such consequential provision in relation to elections in England as he thinks fit.

(8)The powers under subsections (6) and (7) include power to make—

(a)different provision for different purposes;

(b)provision disapplying or modifying the application of an enactment or an instrument made under an enactment.

(9)An order under this section must be made by statutory instrument.

(10)A statutory instrument containing an order made under this section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.]

Textual Amendments

F1Ss. 37A, 37B inserted (30.12.2007) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), ss. 60(2), 245

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