SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3Amendments of the Representation of the People Acts
General provisions as to interpretation
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Section 202 shall be amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1)—
a
in the definition of “election”, after “parliamentary election” there shall be inserted “, an Authority election”;
b
in paragraph (b) of the definition of “election court”, after “questioning” there shall be inserted “an Authority election or”;
c
for the definition of “proper officer” there shall be substituted—
“proper officer”—
a
in relation to the Greater London Authority, has the same meaning as in the 1999 Act (see section 424(2) of that Act);
b
except as provided by paragraph (a) above, in England and Wales means a proper officer within the meaning of section 270(3) and (4) of the [1972 c. 70.] Local Government Act 1972;
3
In subsection (1), after the definition of “proper officer” there shall be inserted—
“registered political party” means a party registered under the [1998 c. 48.] Registration of Political Parties Act 1998.