TABLE 1REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT 2000
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
| Provision | Modification |
| Section 10 (pilot schemes for elections in England and Wales) Government | In subsection (2) — (a) after “Representation of the People Acts”, insert “or the Local Act 2000”; and (b) in paragraph (c), for “candidates”, substitute “any campaign organiser within the meaning of regulations 6 and 7 of the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2004”. |
In subsection (3) — (a) in paragraph (b), for “candidates'” substitute “campaign organisers'”; and (b) for “section 75(1) of the 1983 Act (restriction on third party election expenditure)”, substitute “regulations 6 and 7 of the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2004”. | |
| Omit subsection (4). | |
| In subsection (7) at the end of paragraph (a), insert “or the Local Government Act 2000”. | |
| In subsection (11), for the words after “means” substitute “a county or county borough council”. | |
| Section 12 (changes relating to absent voting at elections in Great Britain) | In subsection (1), at the end insert “; and as regards referendums under the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2004”. |
| Schedule 4 (absent voting in Great Britain) | In paragraph 1, in sub-paragraph (1) — (a) in the definition of “the appropriate rules”, at the end of paragraph (b), insert “and (c)in the case of a referendum, the LGA Referendum Rules, within the meaning of the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2004”; (b) after the definition of “local government election”, insert the following definition — ““referendum” means a referendum under the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2004” . In paragraphs 2 to 7, except in paragraphs 3(4)(a)(i), 6(7), 7(4)(a) and 7(6)(a)(i), after “local government election”, “local government elections”, “elections” and “election”, insert, as the context requires, “or a referendum”, “or referendums”, or “or the referendum”. In paragraphs 3(4)(a)(i) and 7(6)(a)(i), after “or both,”, insert “or referendums”. In paragraphs 6(7) and 7(4)(a), after “or at both,”, insert “or at referendums”. |