The Greater London Authority (Referendum Arrangements) Order 1998

TABLE 2 LOCAL ELECTIONS (PRINCIPAL AREAS) RULES 1986: SCHEDULE 2(1)

(1)	(2)
Provision	Modification
Rule 3 (notice of election)	For paragraph (1) substitute— “(1) Not later than the 25th day before the date of the referendum, the returning officer shall publish a notice of referendum stating— (a) the date of the referendum; and (b) the question to be asked in the referendum.”.
	In paragraph (2) for “election” (in both places) substitute “referendum”.
Rule 15 (ballot papers: official mark)	For paragraph (2) substitute— “(2) The official mark shall be kept secret”.
	In paragraph (3) omit “at the same election”.
Rule 17 (use of schools and public rooms)
Rule 18 (notice of poll)	In paragraph (1), for sub-paragraphs (b) to (d) substitute— “and (b) the question to be asked in the referendum.”.
	For paragraph (2) substitute— “(2) The notice of poll shall be published not later than the sixth day before the date of the referendum.”.
	In paragraph (3), omit the words from “and he shall” to the end.
Rule 19 (postal ballot papers)
Rule 20 (provision of polling stations)	In paragraph (3) omit “unless that place is outside the electoral area”.
Rule 21 (appointment of presiding officers and clerks)	In paragraph (1) omit the words from “but he shall not appoint” to the end.
Rule 22(1) to (3) (issue of official poll cards)	For paragraph (3)(a) substitute— “(a) the name of the voting area;”.
Rule 23 (equipment of polling stations)	For paragraph (5) substitute— “(5) In every compartment of every polling station there shall be exhibited the following notice— “GREATER LONDON REFERENDUM Mark one box only. Put no other mark on the ballot paper or your vote may not be counted.” (5A) In every polling station there shall be exhibited the following notice— “GREATER LONDON REFERENDUM The front of the ballot paper looks like this [insert the form of ballot paper set out in the Schedule to the 1998 Act] Mark one box only. Put no other mark on the ballot paper or your vote may not be counted.””.
Rule 25 (notification of requirement of secrecy)	After “returning officer” insert “in the case of paragraph (a) and the counting officer in the case of paragraph (b)” and for “he thinks” substitute “they think”.
Rule 26(1), (3) and (4) (admission to polling station)	In paragraph (1), for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute— “(a) the Member of Parliament for the constituency within which the polling station is situated; (b) polling observers;”.
Rule 27 (keeping of order in station)
Rule 28 (sealing of ballot boxes)
Rule 29 (questions to be put to voters)	For paragraphs (1) and (2) substitute— “(1) The presiding officer may put to any person applying for a ballot paper at the time of his application, but not afterwards, one or both of the relevant questions. (2) In the case of a person applying to vote on his own behalf, the relevant questions are— (a) “Are you the person registered in [the register of local government electors for this borough] [a ward list of the City of London as a resident] as follows?” (read the whole entry from the [register][ward list].) (b) “Have you already voted, here or elsewhere, in this referendum, otherwise than as a proxy for some other person?”. (2A) In the case of a person applying as proxy, the relevant questions are— (a) “Are you the person whose name appears as A.B. in the list of proxies for this referendum as entitled to vote as proxy on behalf of C.D.?” (b) “Have you already voted, here or elsewhere, in this referendum as proxy on behalf of C.D.?”. (2B) In the case of a person applying as proxy, the presiding officer may put the following additional question— “Are you the husband [wife], parent, grandparent, brother [sister], child or grandchild of C.D.?” and if that question is not answered in the affirmative the following question— “Have you already voted in this referendum on behalf of two persons of whom you are not the husband [wife], parent, grandparent, brother [sister], child or grandchild?”.”
Rule 30 (challenge of voters)	In paragraph (1) for “a candidate or his election or polling agent” substitute “a Member of Parliament for the voting area within which the polling station is situated or a polling observer”.
Rule 31 (voting procedure)
Rule 32 (votes marked by presiding officer)
Rule 33 (voting by blind persons)
Rule 34 (tendered ballot papers)
Rule 35 (spoilt ballot papers)
Rule 36 (adjournment of poll in case of riot)	In paragraph (1) after “returning officer” insert “and the counting officer”.
Rule 37 (procedure on close of poll)	In paragraph (1)— (a) for “polling agents” (in both places) substitute “polling observers (if any)”; and (b) for “the returning officer” (in each place) substitute “the counting officer”.
Rule 39 (the count)	In paragraphs (1) and (2) and (4) to (7) for “returning officer”, in each place substitute “counting officer”.
	In paragraph (1)(a) for “counting agents” substitute “counting observers”.
	In paragraph (1)(b) for “election agents” substitute “counting observers”.
	In paragraph (6), for “election agent” substitute “counting observer present at the verification”.
	In paragraph (7), for “in so far as he and the agents agree” substitute “if the Chief Counting Officer approves” and omit from “For the purposes” to the end.
	For paragraph (8) substitute— “(8) During the excluded time the counting officer shall take proper precautions for the security of the ballot papers and documents.”.
Rule 41(1) and (3) to (5) (rejected ballot papers)	For paragraph (1)(b) substitute— “(b) on which votes are given for more than one answer;”.
	For paragraph (4) substitute— “(4) The counting officer shall endorse the word “rejected” on any ballot paper which under this rule is not to be counted.”.
	In paragraph (5) for “returning officer” substitute “counting officer”.
Rule 42 (decisions on ballot papers)	At the beginning insert “Except where the Chief Counting Officer, under section 3(3)(a) of the 1998 Act, directs the counting officer to recount the ballot papers,”.
Rule 45 (sealing up of ballot papers)	For “returning officer”, in both places, substitute “counting officer”.
Rule 46 (delivery of documents)	For the words from the beginning of the rule to “following documents” substitute “The counting officer shall retain the following documents for the period of one month beginning with the day after the date of the referendum”.
	For the words from “the date of the election” to the end of the rule substitute “and the name of the voting area”.
The Appendix of Forms: Form of declaration of identity	On the front of the form, for “REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACTS” substitute “GREATER LONDON REFERENDUM”.
	On the back of the form— (a) for paragraphs 2 and 3 substitute— “2.   Read the ballot paper carefully. On the ballot paper mark a cross (X) in the box to the right of the answer you are voting for. Put no other mark on the ballot paper or your vote may not be counted. 3.   If you cannot vote without assistance, the person assisting you must not disclose how you have voted.”; (b) in paragraph 5 for “same election” substitute “referendum”; (c) in paragraph 6 for “election” substitute “referendum”.
Elector’s official poll card	On the front of the card— (a) for “REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACTS” substitute “GREATER LONDON REFERENDUM”; (b) omit “[ ... ... ... ...Council]”; and (c) for “Electoral division/ward” substitute “Voting area”.
	On the back of the card— (a) for the heading substitute “GREATER LONDON REFERENDUM”; (b) for the third paragraph substitute— “Take the ballot paper to one of the voting compartments and read it carefully. On the ballot paper mark a cross (X) in the box to the right of the answer you are voting for. Put no other mark on the ballot paper or your vote may not be counted.”
	Omit the fifth paragraph.
	In the seventh and final paragraphs for “this election” substitute “the referendum”.
Proxy’s official poll card	On the front of the card— (a) for “REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACTS” substitute “GREATER LONDON REFERENDUM”; (b) for “LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION”, “[ ... ... ... ...Council]” and “ ... ... ... ...Electoral division/ward” substitute “[insert name of voting area] ... ... ... ...”. On the back of the card in the penultimate and final paragraphs for “this election” substitute “the referendum”.
Form of directions for guidance of the voters in voting	For paragraph 2 substitute— “2.   Take the ballot paper to one of the voting compartments and read it carefully. On the ballot paper mark a cross (X) in the box to the right of the answer you are voting for. Put no other mark on the ballot paper or your vote may not be counted.”.
	Omit paragraph 4 and renumber paragraph 5.
Form of certificate of employment	For “REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACTS” and “ELECTION IN THE”substitute “GREATER LONDON REFERENDUM” and for “ ... ... ... ...ELECTORAL DIVISION/WARD of ... ... ... ...” substitute “[insert name of voting area] ... ... ... ...”.
	For “electoral area” in each place substitute “voting area”.
	For “election” in each place substitute “referendum”.
Form of declaration to be made by the companion of a blind voter	For “election now being held in this electoral area” substitute “referendum now being held in Greater London”.
	For “the said election” in each place substitute “that referendum”.
	For “for the ... ... ... ...electoral division/ward of ... ... ... ...” substitute “in the ... ... ... ...[insert name of voting area]”.

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S.I. 1986/2214; amended by S.I. 1987/261; 1990/158 and 1995/1948.