These Rules amend the Greater London Authority Elections (No. 2) Rules 2000 (“the principal Rules”).

They amend rule 41(8) of the London Members Election Rules (set out in Schedule 2 to the principal Rules) and 41(7) of the Mayoral Election Rules (in Schedule 3) so as to make these provisions correspond more closely to rule 40(B) of the Constituency Members Election Rules (in Schedule 1). These Rules also insert a new Part VIII into the London Members Election Rules. The new Part introduces Forms 16 to 18 into Schedule 5 to the principal Rules (the Forms Schedule).

Form 16 is the form to be used for the return as to election expenses which the election agent for the candidates included in a registered political party’s list (“list candidates”) is required to make under section 81(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 in connection with the election of the London members of the London Assembly.

The form set out in Part I of Form 17 is to be used by election agents for the declaration as to election expenses of list candidates at elections of the London members. Where a list candidate is the election agent for himself and the other list candidates, the declaration is modified as specified in Part II of Form 17.

The form set out in Part I of Form 18 is to be used by list candidates for the declaration as to election expenses at elections of the London members. Where a list candidate is the election agent for himself and the other list candidates, the declaration is modified as specified in Part II of Form 18.