SCHEDULE 2Modifications of Acts and statutory instrument
The Representation of the People Act 20003
1
The Representation of the People Act 200060 has effect in relation to the conduct of a combined authority mayoral election with the following modifications.
2
Schedule 4 (absent voting in Great Britain) has effect as if—
a
in paragraph 1, in sub-paragraph (1)—
i
in the definition of “the appropriate rules”, at the end of paragraph (b), there were inserted—
and
c
in the case of a combined authority mayoral election, the Combined Authority Mayoral Elections Rules, within the meaning of the Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017;
ii
after that definition, there were inserted the following definition—
“combined authority mayoral election” means an election of a mayor for a combined authority in accordance with Part 6 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;
iii
in the definition of “local government election”, at the end there were inserted “and includes a combined authority mayoral election”.
b
in paragraph 2, in sub-paragraph (6A) for “rule 40(1ZC) or (1ZE) of the parliamentary elections rules”, there were substituted “rule 40(4) or (6) of the Combined Authority Mayoral Elections Rules”.
c
in paragraph 7, in sub-paragraph (10) for “rule 40(1ZC) or (1ZE) of the parliamentary elections rules”, there were substituted “rule 40(4) or (6) of the Combined Authority Mayoral Elections Rules”.