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| Local Elections (Free Delivery of Election Addresses) Bill
This is the text of the Local Elections (Free Delivery of Election Addresses) Bill, as presented to the House of Commons on 27th March 2001. | |||||||||
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| Local Elections (Free Delivery of Election Addresses) Bill | |||||||||
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B I L L TO Provide for the free delivery of one election address to each household from each candidate in the local government elections to be held in May 2001. BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- | |||||||||
| Election addresses for May 2001 local government elections. | 1. - (1) The Secretary of State may by order provide that each candidate at a local government election held during May 2001 may, subject to Post Office regulations, send free of charge for postage a postal communication, containing matter relating to the election only and not exceeding 60 grammes in weight, to each household in his electoral area. | ||||||||
| (2) In section 72 of the Post Office Act 1969 (remuneration of the Post Office for services rendered in relation to elections), after "Representation of the People Act 1983" there is inserted "and the Local Elections (Free Delivery of Election Addresses) Act 2001". | |||||||||
| Short title and extent. | 2. - (1) This Act may be cited as the Local Elections (Free Delivery of Election Addresses) Act 2001. | ||||||||
| (2) This Act does not extend to Scotland. | |||||||||
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| © Parliamentary copyright 2001 | Prepared 29 March 2001 |