Legislation – The Local Government and Police and Crime Commissioner (Coronavirus) (Postponement of Elections and Referendums) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020
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PART 1General
Citation, commencement, extent and application1.
These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government and Police and Crime Commissioner (Coronavirus) (Postponement of Elections and Referendums) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 7th April 2020.
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These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
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Regulations 5 to 9 and 11 to 14 apply to England only.
Interpretation4.
In these Regulations—
“the 1972 Act” means the Local Government Act 1972 M1;
“the 1992 Act” means the Local Government Act 1992 M2;
“the 2000 Act” means the Local Government Act 2000 M3;
“the 2007 Act” means the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 M4;
“the 2009 Act” means the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 M5;
“the antecedent period” means the period beginning with 16th March 2020 and ending with the day before the day on which these Regulations come into force;
“the 2020 Act” means the Coronavirus Act 2020;
“ordinary day of election” has the meaning given in section 60(5)(b) of the 2020 Act;
“the relevant period” means the period beginning with 16th March 2020 and ending with 5th May 2021.