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The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 No. 20

This Statutory Instrument has been made as a correcting instrument in respect of SI 2007/1024 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 105(6) of the Local Government Act 2000, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

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2017 No.XXX

Local Government, England And Wales

The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

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Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Minister for the Cabinet Office makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9HE(1)(a), 44(1)(a) and 105(2)(a), (2A) (3) and (4) of the Local Government Act 2000(1).

The Minister for the Cabinet Office has consulted the Electoral Commission about these Regulations in accordance with sections 9HE(4) and 44(3A) of that Act(2).

In accordance with section 105(6) of that Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

(1)

2000 c. 22. Section 9HE was inserted by paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20); it is contained within Part 1A of the Local Government Act 2000, which deals with local authority governance in England. Section 44 is contained within Part 2 of the Local Government Act 2000 which, as amended by the Localism Act 2011, deals with local authority governance in Wales. The powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 44 were made exercisable concurrently by the Lord President of the Council and the Secretary of State by the Lord President of the Council Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1837). The powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 9HE were made exercisable concurrently by the Lord President of the Council and the Secretary of State by the Transfer of Functions (Elections and Referendums) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2597). The Lord President of the Council’s functions were transferred to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1376) and were subsequently transferred to the Minister for the Cabinet Office by the Transfer of Functions (Elections, Referendums, Third Sector and Information) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/997). Section 105 of the Local Government Act 2000 was amended by paragraph 70 of Schedule 3 and Part 5 of Schedule 25 to the Localism Act 2011; and by paragraph 8(5)(a) of Schedule 2 to S.I. 2015/1376 and paragraph 13(d) of Schedule 2 to S.I. 2016/997.

(2)

Section 44(3A) was inserted by paragraph 18(2) of Schedule 21 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41).

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