The Mayoral and Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Coronavirus, Nomination of Candidates) (Amendment) Order 2021

• Citation: S.I. 2021/293
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation, commencement, extent and application

(1) This Order may be cited as the Mayoral and Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Coronavirus, Nomination of Candidates) (Amendment) Order 2021.

(2) This Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

(3) Any amendment made by this Order has the same extent and application as the provision amended, except for the amendments made by article 3 which apply to England only.

Section 2 Expiry and saving

(1) This Order expires at the end of 28th February 2022.

(2) Despite paragraph (1), this Order continues to have effect after that date in relation to an election where—

(a) the notice of the election is published on or before 28th February 2022, and

(b) the poll for that election takes place on or after that date.

Section 3 Amendment of the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007

(1) The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 are amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 1 (the mayoral elections rules), in rule 8 (subscription of nomination paper)—

(a) in paragraph 1, omit “, and by twenty-eight other electors as assenting”;

(b) in paragraph 2, for “, seconding or assenting to” substitute “or seconding”.

(3) In Schedule 3 (mayoral election combination of polls rules), in rule 8 (subscription of nomination paper)—

(a) in paragraph 1, omit “, and by twenty-eight other electors as assenting”;

(b) in paragraph 2, for “, seconding or assenting to” substitute “or seconding”.

Section 4 Amendment of the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012

In Schedule 3 to the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012 (rules for the conduct of PCC elections where poll not taken together with poll at another election), in rule 7 (subscription of nomination paper)—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “by 98 other electors as assenting to the nomination” substitute “subscribed as assented to by that number of other electors as calculated in accordance with paragraph (1A)”;

(b) after paragraph (1), insert—

(1A) The number of other electors which must subscribe a nomination paper is—

2V – 2

where V is the number of voting areas wholly or partly comprised in the police area.

Section 5 Amendment of the Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017

(1) The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017 is amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 1 (the combined authority mayoral elections rules), in rule 8 (subscription of nomination paper)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) for “paragraphs (2) and (3)” substitute “paragraph (2)”;

(ii) for “by at least ninety-eight other electors as assenting to the nomination” substitute “subscribed as assented to by that number of other electors as calculated in accordance with paragraph (1A)”;

(b) after paragraph (1), insert—

(1A) The number of other electors which must subscribe a nomination paper is—

2C – 2

where C is the number of relevant constituent councils.

(c) in paragraph (2), for “10” substitute “2”;

(d) omit paragraph (3).

(3) In Schedule 3 (combined authority mayoral election (combination of polls) rules), in rule 8 (subscription of nomination paper)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) for “paragraphs (2) and (3)” substitute “paragraph (2)”;

(ii) for “by at least ninety-eight other electors as assenting to the nomination” substitute “subscribed as assented to by that number of other electors as calculated in accordance with paragraph (1A)”;

(b) after paragraph (1), insert—

(1A) The number of other electors which must subscribe a nomination paper is—

2C – 2

where C is the number of relevant constituent councils.

(c) in paragraph (2), for “10” substitute “2”;

(d) omit paragraph (3).