Greater London Authority (Elections and Acceptance of Office) Order 2000
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2000/308 |
2000 No. 308
LONDON GOVERNMENT
The Greater London Authority (Elections and Acceptance of Office) Order 2000
Made 9th February 2000
Laid before Parliament 15th February 2000
Coming into force 7th March 2000
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(4), 28, 405(2), 406 and 420(1) of, and paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 to, the Greater London Authority Act 19991and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Greater London Authority (Elections and Acceptance of Office) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 7th March 2000.
(2) In this Order “the 1999 Act” means the Greater London Authority Act 1999.
Designation of returning officer
2. As respects the first ordinary election of the Authority, Robert Valentine Hughes CBE of 10th Floor, Riverwalk House, 157–161 Millbank, London SW1P 4RR is hereby designated as the returning officer at the election of the Mayor and the election of the London members, instead of the person specified in section 35(2C) of the Representation of the People Act 19832.
Consequential modification
3. As respects the first ordinary election of the Authority, section 29 of the 1999 Act shall have effect as if for the definition of “Greater London returning officer” there were substituted–
““Greater London returning officer” means the person designated as the returning officer at the election of the Mayor and the election of the London members by the Greater London Authority (Elections and Acceptance of Office) Order 2000;”
Form of declaration of acceptance of office
4. Subject to regulation 5(3), the declaration of acceptance of the office of–
(a) Mayor;
(b) Assembly member; and
(c) acting Mayor by virtue of being Deputy Mayor,
shall be in the form in the Schedule to this Order or a form to the like effect.
Acceptance of office in relation to the first ordinary election
5.—(1) In this article–
“declarations” means declarations of acceptance of the office of Mayor and of Assembly member, and
“the specified person” means the person for the time being appointed under section 407 of the 1999 Act as head of the Authority’s paid service.
(2) As respects the first ordinary election...
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