Amendment of Schedule 4

6.—(1) Schedule 4 (combination of polls) is amended as follows—

(2) In paragraph 25 (notices for the guidance of voters)(1), in substituted rule 30—

(a) in paragraph (3)(a), omit “appropriate” the second time it occurs;

(b) for paragraph (3A), substitute—

“(3A) For the purposes of this rule, “the voting instructions for PCC elections” are— “Vote for ONLY ONE CANDIDATE by putting a cross [X] in the box next to your choice.””;

(c) omit paragraph (5).

(3) In paragraph 38 (attendance at verification), in sub-paragraph (3)(a) of substituted rule 48, omit “first”.

(4) In the heading of paragraph 41 (attendance at the first count), omit “first”.

(5) In the heading of paragraph 42 (the first count), omit “first”.

(6) In paragraph 51 (modification of paragraph 42 (the first count))(2)—

(a) in the heading, omit “first”;

(b) in the parenthetical description of paragraph 42, omit “first”.

(1)

Paragraph 25 was amended by S.I. 2014/921.

(2)

Paragraph 51 was inserted by S.I. 2016/300.