Modification of the 1983 Act E+W

6.  In the application of those provisions of the 1983 Act referred to in section 187(1) of that Act M1 to an election of parish F1 ... councillors or an election of the chairman of a parish F1 ... council the following modifications shall have effect—

(a) for any reference to the proper officer of the authority there shall be substituted a reference to the returning officer, and

(b) in section 136(2)(b) of that Act M2 for the words “£2,500” there shall be substituted “£1,500”.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in rule 6 omitted (10.3.2022) by virtue of The Local Elections (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/263), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 6 (with reg. 12(d))

Marginal Citations

M1 Section 187(1) was amended by paragraph 64 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c.50) and by paragraph 124 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c.22).

M2 Section 136(2) was amended by paragraph 48 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c.50) and by paragraph 19(4) of Schedule 18 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c.41).