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Postponement of elections.
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2.—(1) The triennial elections of members of local authorities (other than the councils of county boroughs) which are due to be held next after the passing of this Act shall be and are hereby postponed until such date not later than the 15th day of July, 1934 as the Minister shall by order appoint.
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(2) Every election of members of a local authority (other than the council of a county borough) which is not a triennial election but is required by law to be held within a period expiring within three years after the passing of this Act shall, notwithstanding anything contained in any other enactment, be held on such date, whether before or after the expiration of the said period of three years but not in any case later than the 15th day of July, 1934, as the Minister shall appoint.
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(3) Where an election of members of a local authority (other than the council of a county borough) was required by law to be held within a period which expired after the 15th day of May, 1931 and before the passing of this Act and no election of members of such local authority was held within such period, such period is hereby extended and shall be deemed always to have been extended until the day next after the day on which this Act is passed and the next foregoing sub-section of this section shall apply to such election accordingly.
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(4) Different dates may be appointed under this section for the holding of elections of members of different local authorities or classes of local authorities.
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(5) An order under this section (including this sub-section) appointing the date for the holding of an election may be revoked by the Minister by a subsequent order but in every such case the Minister shall by such subsequent order appoint a new date not later than the 15th day of July, 1934, for the holding of such election.
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(6) In this Act the expression “the appointed day” means the day appointed under this section for the holding of the election of members of the local authority in relation to which the expression is used.
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