Statutory Instruments
Representation Of The People, England And Wales
Made
28th February 2011
Laid before Parliament
3rd March 2011
Coming into force
24th March 2011
The Lord President of the Council, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 36 (1) and (2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983(1), makes the following Rules.
The Lord President of the Council has consulted the Electoral Commission about these Rules in accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(d) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000(2).
1. These Rules may be cited as the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Rules 2011 and come into force on 24th March 2011.
2.—(1) Schedule 2 (Rules for Conduct of an Election of Councillors of a Parish or Community where Poll is not taken together with Poll at another Election) and Schedule 3 (Rules for Conduct of an Election of Councillors of a Parish or Community where the Poll is taken together with the Poll at a Relevant Election or Referendum) to the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) Rules 2006(3) are amended as follows.
(2) After rule 16(3) in each Schedule insert—
“(3A) If a candidate who is the subject of an authorisation by two or more parties under rule 5(3) so requests, the ballot paper must contain, against the candidate’s particulars, the registered emblem (or, as the case may be, one of the registered emblems) of one of those parties.”.
(3) In rule 16(4) in each Schedule, after the words “under paragraph (3)” insert “or (3A)”.
Mark Harper
Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform)
Cabinet Office
28th February 2011
(This note is not part of the Rules)
The Rules amend Schedule 2 (Rules for Conduct of an Election of Councillors of a Parish or Community where Poll is not Taken Together with Poll at another Election) and Schedule 3 (Rules for Conduct of an Election of Councillors of a Parish or Community where Poll is Taken Together with Poll at a Relevant Election or Referendum) to the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) Rules 2006. The amendments in each case enable a candidate who is standing for election on behalf of two or more registered political parties to request that the ballot paper may feature, alongside the candidate’s particulars, an emblem registered by one of those political parties.
1983 c.2; the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 36(1) and (2) 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).