The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Amendment) Rules 1990

6.—(1) Schedule 4 to the Local Elections (Principal Areas) Rules 1986 (modification of elections rules for combined polls under section 15(1) or (2) of the Representation of the People Act 1985(1) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In the provision substituted by paragraph 6 of that Schedule, the words “or in the case of the Inner London Education Authority, that Authority” shall be omitted.

(3) In the words inserted by paragraph 8 of that Schedule, the words “*[the Inner London Education Authority]” shall be omitted.

(4) In the provision added by paragraph 9 of that Schedule, after the words “paragraph (1)(d) above” there shall be inserted the words “or in the list of proxies under paragraph (1)(e) above” and before the words “so as to identify” there shall be inserted the words “or, as the case may be, list”.

(5) In paragraph (1) of rule 39, as substituted by paragraph 18 of that Schedule–

(a) in sub-paragraph (g) after the word “deliver” there shall be inserted the words “or cause to be delivered”, and

(b) at the end of that paragraph (1) the words “or Inner London Education Authority and London borough council” shall be omitted.

(6) In paragraph (2) of rule 39, as substituted by paragraph 18 of that Schedule, after the words “district council” there shall be inserted the words “or, as the case may be” and the words “or, as the case may be, Inner London Education Authority” shall be omitted.

(7) In paragraph (2A)(a) of rule 39, as substituted by paragraph 18 of that Schedule, before the words “open each” there shall be inserted the words “in the presence of the counting agents”.

(8) In the form set out in paragraph 21(2) of that Schedule–

(a) in the front of the form–

(i) the words “(or mark)” and “(or marked)” shall be omitted, and

(ii) for the words “(CAPITAL LETTERS)” in both places where they occur, there shall be substituted the words “(WRITE CLEARLY)”; and

(b) in the back of the form–

(i) in paragraph 1 the words “(or mark)” shall be omitted;

(ii) in the final sentence of paragraph 2, for the words “paper, or your vote” there shall be substituted the words “papers, or your votes”;

(iii) in the first sentence of paragraph 3, for the words “the ballot” there shall be substituted the words “each ballot”, and

(iv) in the final sentence of paragraph 4, the words “, in order to be counted,” shall be omitted.

(9) In the form set out in paragraph 21(3) of that Schedule–

(a) in the front of the form–

(i) the words “(or mark)” and “(or marked)” shall be omitted, and

(ii) for the words “(CAPITAL LETTERS)” in both places where they occur, there shall be substituted “(WRITE CLEARLY)”, and

(b) in the back of the form–

(i) the words “(or mark)” and “(or marked)” shall be omitted, and

(ii) for paragraph 4 there shall be substituted the following paragraph–

“4.   Different colours are used for the ballot papers for each election. Each ballot paper has its own ballot paper envelope (the smaller envelope marked “A”), declaration of identity and covering envelope (the larger envelope marked “B”). The covering envelope and declaration of identity for a particular ballot paper are those which refer to the colour of that ballot paper. It is important that you use the correct envelopes and declaration of identity, otherwise your vote may not be counted. You may find it helpful to sort the documents into separate sets, each consisting of a ballot paper, ballot paper envelope, declaration of identity and covering envelope. Then proceed as follows:

(a) place each ballot paper in the correct smaller envelope and seal it;

(b) put that envelope, together with the correct declaration of identity, in the correct covering envelope and seal it;

(c) return the covering envelopes without delay. Ballot papers must be received by the returning officer not later than the close of the poll.”.

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1985 c. 50.