13.—(1) In this article, “relevant election or referendum” means one or more of the following elections or referendums—
(a)a parliamentary election,
(b)a European parliamentary election,
(c)a local government election in England or Wales,
(d)an election in England for the return of an elected mayor as defined by section 9H(1) of the Local Government Act 2000 M1,
(e)an election in Wales for the return of an elected mayor as defined by section 39(1) of the Local Government Act 2000,
(f)a local referendum.
(2) Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 4 contain provision for polls at a PCC election to be taken together with polls at one or more relevant elections or referendums.
(3) Where the poll at a PCC election is taken together with the poll at one or more relevant elections or referendums, the PCC elections rules have effect with the modifications set out in Part 3 of Schedule 4.
(4) Part 4 of Schedule 4 (forms and directions) has effect for the purposes of those modified PCC elections rules.
Marginal Citations
M1Section 9H was inserted by section 21 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Localism Act 2011 (c.20).