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.

2018 No. 20

Local Government, England And Wales

The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Made

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 20001.

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 Act2.

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.

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

Amendment of the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 20072

In Table 3 (the Representation of the People Act 2000) of Schedule 2 (modifications of Acts and statutory instrument) to the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 20073 before the entry relating to Schedule 4 (absent voting in Great Britain) insert—

Section 10 (pilot schemes for local elections in England and Wales)

In subsection (2), for “Representation of the People Acts” substitute “Local Government Act 2000”.

In subsection (7), in paragraph (a) for “Representation of the People Acts” substitute “Local Government Act 2000”.

Section 11 (revision of procedures in the light of pilot schemes)

In subsection (6) for “Rules made under section 36 of the 1983 Act (local election in England and Wales)” substitute “Regulations made under section 9HE or 44 (power to make provision about elections) of the Local Government Act 2000”.

David LidingtonMinister for the Cabinet OfficeCabinet Office
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of these Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1024) which prescribe the rules for the conduct of local mayoral elections in England and Wales.

Regulation 2 makes a modification to section 10(2) and 10(7)(a) and section 11(6) of the Representation of the People Act 2000 as it is to apply in respect of pilot schemes for the conduct of mayoral elections. The regulations which prescribe the procedure for the conduct of mayoral elections are made under the Local Government Act 2000 and so references to this Act have been substituted for the references to the Representation of the People Acts.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument because no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.