Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Amendment) Rules 1987
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1987/261 |
| Year | 1987 |
1987 No. 261
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Amendment) Rules 1987
Made 25th February 1987
Laid before Parliament 4th March 1987
Coming into force 11th March 1987
In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 36(2) of the Representation of the People Act 19831, I hereby make the following Rules:—
1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Amendment) Rules 1987.
(2) These Rules do not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.
(3) These Rules shall come into force on the fourteenth day after the day on which they were made, except for the purposes of an election at which the last day for the delivery of nomination papers was on or before that fourteenth day.
2.—(1) The rules in Schedule 2 to the Local Elections (Principal Areas) Rules 19862shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
(2) In rule 23(5) (notices in polling stations) for the words “Vote for … candidate(s) only.” there shall be substituted the words “[Vote for no more than … candidates.] [Vote for one candidate only.]”.
(3) In the Appendix of forms, in the form of a candidate’s consent to nomination, in paragraph (d), before the words “those twelve months” there shall be inserted the words “the whole of”.
(4) In the Appendix of forms, in the form of the front of the ballot paper, for the words “VOTE FOR … CANDIDATE(S) ONLY” there shall be substituted the words “VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN … CANDIDATES”.
(5) In the Appendix of forms, in the directions as to printing the ballot paper, for paragraph 2(a) there shall be substituted:
“(a)
“(a) no word shall be printed on the face except the direction “VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN … CANDIDATES” or, where only one candidate is to be elected, “VOTE FOR ONE CANDIDATE ONLY” and the particulars of the candidates;”.
(6) In the Appendix of forms, in the form of the declaration of identity, for the words “Vote for … candidate(s) only.” in paragraph 2 of the instructions to the voter on the back of the form, there shall be substituted the words “[Vote for no more than … candidates.] [Vote for one candidate only.]”.
(7) In the Appendix of forms, in the form of the elector’s official poll card, for the words “Vote for … candidate(s) only.” on the back of the card, there shall be substituted the words “[Vote for...
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