The Greater London Authority Elections Rules 2007 No. 3541

Modifications to the election timetable at by-elections U.K.

7.—(1) For the purposes of a constituency member or mayoral by-election, for the timetable in rule 3 of—

(a) the Constituency Members Election Rules in Schedule 1 or 5;

(b) the Mayoral Election Rules in Schedule 3 or 7,

substitute—

“By-election timetable

Proceedings	Time
Publication of notice of election	Not later than the twenty-fifth day before the day of election.
Delivery of nomination papers	Not later than [F1 4 in the afternoon] on the nineteenth day before the day of election.
[F2 Delivery of notices of withdrawals of candidature	Not later than 4 in the afternoon on the nineteenth day before the day of election]
Publication of statement as to persons nominated	Not later than [F3 4 in the afternoon] on the [F4 eighteenth] day before the day of election.
F5 . . .	F5 . . .
Notice of poll	Not later than the sixth day before the day of election.
Polling	Between the hours of 7 in the morning and 10 at night on the day of election.”

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in rule 7 substituted (8.2.2016) by The Greater London Authority Elections (Amendment) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/24), rules 1(2), 6(1)(a)

F2 Words in rule 7 inserted (8.2.2016) by The Greater London Authority Elections (Amendment) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/24), rules 1(2), 6(1)(b)

F3 Words in rule 7 substituted (8.2.2016) by The Greater London Authority Elections (Amendment) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/24), rules 1(2), 6(1)(c)(i)

F4 Word in rule 7 substituted (8.2.2016) by The Greater London Authority Elections (Amendment) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/24), rules 1(2), 6(1)(c)(ii)

F5 Words in rule 7 omitted (8.2.2016) by virtue of The Greater London Authority Elections (Amendment) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/24), rules 1(2), 6(1)(d)