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The Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001U.K.

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5.—(1) The Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 M1 have effect in relation to the conduct of a [F1CA/CCA] mayoral election with the following modifications.

(2) Regulation 3 (interpretation) has effect as if—

(a)at the end of paragraph (2)(b) there were inserted—

“, or

(c)the corresponding rule in the Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017 in the case of an election of a mayor for a combined authority [F2or a combined county authority].”

(b)at the end of paragraph (4) there were inserted—

“(5) A reference in these Regulations to a local government election shall, except in paragraph (2)(b) above, include an election of a mayor for a combined authority under Part 6 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 [F3and an election for a mayor for a combined county authority under regulations made under Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023].”

(3) Regulation 50 (interpretation of Part 4) has effect as if at the end of the definition of “Schedule 4” there were inserted “ as modified by Schedule 2 to the Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017. ”

(4) Regulation 64 (interpretation of Part 5) has effect as if, at the appropriate place, there were inserted—

““candidate” includes a candidate at a combined authority mayoral election under Part 6 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 [F4and a candidate at a combined county authority mayoral election under Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023];”

(5) Regulation 65 (combination of polls) has effect as if [F5in paragraph (1), after sub-paragraph (b)] there were inserted—

“, or

(c)subsection (3) of section 36 of the 1983 Act, as modified by Schedule 2 to the Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017,”.

(6) Regulation 69 (agents of candidates who may attend proceedings on receipt of postal ballot papers) has effect as if in paragraphs (4) and (6) for “returning officer” there were substituted “ [F6CA/CCA] returning officer ”.

[F7(6A) Regulation 82A (postal voting documents handed in to the returning officer) has effect as if, in paragraph (1), in sub-paragraph (b), after paragraph (i) there were inserted—

“(ia)rule 47(3)(a) or 50(6)(a) of the F8... Mayoral Elections Rules;”.]

(7) Regulation 103 (supply of register etc. to elected representatives for electoral purposes and restrictions on use) has effect as if—

(a)in paragraph (1) after subparagraph (g) there were inserted—

“(h)the mayor for the area of a combined authority by virtue of an order under section 107A(1) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 where the registration area falls wholly or partly within the area of the combined authority.

[F9(i)the mayor for the area of a combined county authority by virtue of regulations made under section 27(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 where the registration area falls wholly or partly within the area of the combined county authority”];

(b)in paragraph (2) after subparagraph (g) there were inserted—

“(h)in the case of a mayor falling within paragraph (1)(h) above, is so much of them as relates to any part of the area of the combined authority for which he is elected as falls within the registration area.

[F10(i)in the case of a mayor falling within paragraph (1)(i) above, is so much of them as relates to any part of the area of the combined county authority for which that mayor is elected as falls within the registration area.”]

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M1S.I. 2001/341. There are no relevant amendments.

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