Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Amendment) Rules 1999
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1999/394 |
| Year | 1999 |
1999 No. 394
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Amendment) Rules 1999
Made 17th February 1999
Laid before Parliament 25th February 1999
Coming into force in accordance with rule 1(2)
The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 36(2) of the Representation of the People Act 19831hereby makes the following rules:
1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Amendment) Rules 1999.
(2) These Rules shall come into force on 24th March 1999 except for the purpose of an election if the last day for the publication of the notice of election in respect of that election precedes that date.
(3) These Rules do not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.
2. Rule 2(4) of the Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Amendment) Rules 19872is hereby revoked.
3. The rules in Schedule 2 to the Local Elections (Principal Areas) Rules 19863shall be amended as follows.
4. After rule 4 (nomination of candidates) insert–
“Nomination papers: name of registered political party
4A.—(1) A nomination paper may not include a description of a candidate which is likely to lead voters to associate the candidate with a registered political party unless the description is authorised by a certificate–
(a)
(a) issued by or on behalf of the registered nominating officer of the party, and
(b)
(b) received by the returning officer before the last time for the delivery of nomination papers.
(2) A person shall be guilty of a corrupt practice if he fraudulently purports to be authorised to issue a certificate under paragraph (1) on behalf of a registered political party’s nominating officer.
(3) In the application of this rule in relation to an election “registered political party” means a party which was registered under the Registration of Political Parties Act 19984at the time by which the notice of election is required to be published.”.
5.—(1) Rule 7 (decisions as to validity of nomination papers) is amended as follows.
(2) At the beginning of paragraph (3) insert “Subject to paragraph (3A),”.
(3) After paragraph (3) insert–
“3A If in the returning officer’s opinion a nomination paper breaks rule 4A(1), he shall give a decision to that effect as soon as practicable after the last time for the delivery of nomination papers.”.
(4) In paragraph (4) for “Where he” substitute “Where the returning officer”.
6. In rule 14 (the ballot papers), after...
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