Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011

48 (1) Rules 50(1)(a) and 52 of the referendum rules apply to the specified documents. U.K.

(2) The specified documents are those specified in sub-paragraphs (c), (d) and (f) of paragraph (1) of—

(a) rule 52 of the Local Elections (Combination of Polls) Rules;

(b) rule 52 of the Parish Elections (Combination of Polls) Rules;

(c) rule 45 of the Local Referendums (Combination of Polls) Rules;

(d) rule 57 of the Mayoral Elections (Combination of Polls) Rules.

(3) Except for the purposes of this paragraph, those rules have effect as if they did not include a reference to the specified documents (and as if paragraph (2) were omitted).

(4) Regulation 116(1) of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/341) has effect in relation to a relevant election as if the reference to documents forwarded under rule 55(1)(e) of the elections rules were to documents forwarded under rule 50(1)(a) of the referendum rules as applied by this paragraph.

(5) Nothing in this paragraph prevents the following provisions from applying to the specified documents—

(a) rule 53 of the Local Elections (Combination of Polls) Rules;

(b) rule 53 of the Parish Elections (Combination of Polls) Rules;

(c) rule 46 of the Local Referendums (Combination of Polls) Rules;

(d) rule 58 of the Mayoral Elections (Combination of Polls) Rules.

(6) Each of the following provisions has effect as if for “by this rule provided” there were substituted “ provided by this rule (or a court order) ”

(a) rule 53(8) of the Local Elections (Combination of Polls) Rules;

(b) rule 53(8) of the Parish Elections (Combination of Polls) Rules;

(c) rule 46(9) of the Local Referendums (Combination of Polls) Rules;

(d) rule 58(9) of the Mayoral Elections (Combination of Polls) Rules.

(7) Rule 45(1) of the Local Referendums (Combination of Polls) Rules has effect as if the words “Where” and “is the relevant returning or counting officer, he” were omitted.