The European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004

General application in relation to local government elections in England and WalesE+W+S

3.  In the application of these Regulations in relation to England and Wales, as respects local government elections—

“the 1999 Act” means the Greater London Authority Act 1999;

“Assembly constituency” has the same meaning as in the 1999 Act (see section 2(4) and (5) of that Act);

“Authority election” means—

(a)

any election of the Mayor of London;

(b)

any election of a constituency member of the London Assembly; or

(c)

the election of the London members of the London Assembly at an ordinary election;

“constituency member”, in relation to the London Assembly, has the same meaning as in the 1999 Act;

“election of a constituency member of the London Assembly” means—

(a)

any such election at an ordinary election; or

(b)

an election under section 10 of the 1999 Act (election to fill a vacancy in an Assembly constituency);

“election of the Mayor of London” means—

(a)

any such election at an ordinary election; or

(b)

an election under section 10 of the 1999 Act (election to fill a vacancy in the office of Mayor of London);

“electoral area” means—

(a)

any electoral division or ward or, in the case of a parish or community in which there are no wards, the parish or community, for which the election of councillors is held under the local government Act;

(b)

Greater London, in the case of—

(i)

any election of the Mayor of London; or

(ii)

the election of the London members of the London Assembly at an ordinary election;

(c)

any Assembly constituency for which the election of a constituency member of the London Assembly is held;

“local authority” means the Greater London Authority, a county council, a county borough council, a district council, a London borough council or a parish or community council;

“local government Act” means the Local Government Act 1972 M1;

“local government area” means Greater London, a county, county borough, London borough, district, parish or community;

“local government election” means—

(a)

the election of councillors for any electoral area; or

(b)

any Authority election; and

“London member”, in relation to the London Assembly, has the same meaning as in the 1999 Act.

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