6.—(1) The Electoral Administration Act 2006(1) has effect in relation to the conduct of a combined authority mayoral election with the following modifications.
(2) Section 32 (photographs on ballot papers: piloting) has effect as if—
(a)in subsections (1), (5) and (6) for “local authority” there were substituted “combined authority” in each place;
(b)in subsection (5) for “local authority’s” there were substituted “combined authority’s”,
(c)subsections (9) and (10)(b) were omitted.
(3) Section 44 (access to other election documents: supplementary) has effect as if in subsection (12), at the end there were inserted “subject to modifications made by the Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017.”.
(4) Section 69 (encouraging electoral participation) has effect as if in subsection (9) at the end, there were inserted—
“(g)elections for mayors for combined authorities under Part 6 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.”