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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS


2001 No. 3915

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

The Local Authorities (Referendums) (Petitions and Directions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2001

  Made 7th December 2001 
  Laid before Parliament 7th December 2001 
  Coming into force 12th December 2001 

The Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 34 and 105(2) of the Local Government Act 2000[1], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and extent
     1.  - (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities (Referendums) (Petitions and Directions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 12th December 2001.

    (2) These Regulations extend to England only.

Amendment of 2000 Regulations
    
2. At the end of regulation 4 of the Local Authorities (Referendums) (Petitions and Directions) (England) Regulations 2000[2] there shall be inserted - 

Amendment of 2001 Regulations
     3. In regulation 4(3) of the Local Authorities (Referendums) (Petitions and Directions) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001, after the words "paragraph (1) above" there shall be inserted "and the Local Authorities (Referendums) (Petitions and Directions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2001".



Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions.


Nick Raynsford

Minister of State
Department for Transport Local Government and the Regions

7th December 2001



EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)


These Regulations amend regulation 4 of the Local Authorities (Referendums) (Petitions and Directions) (England) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/2852) ("the 2000 Regulations") so that - 

The exception in the new regulation 4(10) provides that, where a verification number has been published before 12th December 2001 in relation to a later register or registers, if following the publication of that later number and before that date a petition has been presented pursuant to the 2000 Regulations the later verification number for the year 2001 will apply for all purposes in relation to that petition.


Notes:

[1] 2000 c. 22.back

[2] S.I. 2000/2852. The relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2001/760, in particular regulation 4(1) and (3).back

[3] S.I. 2001/760.back



ISBN 0 11 038982 4


 © Crown copyright 2001

Prepared 20 December 2001


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