The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 201(3) of, and rule 29(3A)(b) of Schedule 1 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983(); section 15(5) of the Representation of the People Act 1985(); paragraph 16 of Schedule 4B to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990(); sections 52ZQ(1), (2) and (3), and 113(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992(); sections 9HE(1) and (3), 9MG(2), (3) and (4), and 105 of the Local Government Act 2000(); section 114(1) of, and paragraphs 12(1) and (3) of Schedule 5B to, the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009(); sections 58(1) (as extended by section 26(3) of the Welsh Language Act 1993()) and (3) and 154(5) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011(); and sections 18(1) and (2) and 21(3) of the Recall of MPs Act 2015().
The Secretary of State has consulted—
(a)the Scottish Ministers in accordance with section 15(5C) of the Representation of the People Act 1985();
(b)the Welsh Ministers in accordance with section 15(5D) of the Representation of the People Act 1985();
(c)the Electoral Commission in accordance with paragraph 16(5) of Schedule 4B to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990; section 52ZQ(6) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992; section 9HE(4) of the Local Government Act 2000; section 7(1) and (2)(e),(hc) and (k) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000(); and paragraph 12(4) of Schedule 5B to the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.
A draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 201(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983(); section 333(3A) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990(); section 52ZQ(7) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992; section 105(6) of the Local Government Act 2000; section 117(2) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009(); section 154(2) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011; and section 18(8) and 21(6)(a) of the Recall of MPs Act 2015.