SCHEDULE 2THE LONDON MEMBERS ELECTION RULES

PART 7List Candidates And The Filling Of Vacancies

Notification of vacancy65

1

As soon as the office of a London member who was returned from a registered party's list becomes vacant, the GLRO must simultaneously give or send to—

a

the party's nominating officer, and

b

the person whose name would, in accordance with subsection (6) of section 11 (filling a vacancy among the London members) of the 1999 Act (and on the assumption that he satisfies the conditions in subsection (4) of that section), be so notified,

written notice (“paragraph (1) notice”) of the matters specified in paragraph (2).

2

The matters specified in this paragraph are–

a

the vacancy,

b

that the nominating officer may, by notice in writing delivered to the GLRO not later than one month after the date of the paragraph (1) notice, give the notice referred to in subsection (5)(b) of section 11 of the 1999 Act, and

c

that the person must, by notice in writing delivered to the GLRO not later than one month after the date of the paragraph (1) notice, indicate whichever of the following apply to him—

i

that he is willing to serve as a London member (“notice of willingness”),

ii

that he is not willing to serve as a London member, and

iii

that he is a dual candidate.

3

The GLRO must not notify the Chair of the London Assembly as mentioned in section 11(3) of the 1999 Act until—

a

the period mentioned in paragraph (2)(b) has elapsed, and

b

he has received a notice of willingness, and

c

if the person by whom notice of willingness has been given is a dual candidate, the result of the election for which he is a Mayoral or constituency member candidate has been declared.