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34 Offences

34 Offences

(1) The Local Government (General) Regulation 2021, sections 358(1)(a)–(c) and (e), 359, 361, 363–365, 372, 374, 375 and 377 apply, as modified by subsection (2) and with other necessary modifications, in relation to the conduct of a CID proposal ballot in the same way as the provisions apply in relation to a council poll.

(2) The provisions of the Local Government (General) Regulation 2021 referred to in subsection (1) are modified as follows in relation to the conduct of a CID proposal ballot—

(a) a reference to an election is taken to be a reference to the CID proposal ballot,

(b) a reference to an elector is taken to be a reference to—

(i) an enrolled business land owner or enrolled CID business, or

(ii) a person who is an authorised representative of an enrolled business land owner or enrolled CID business for the purpose of recording the vote of the owner or business in a CID proposal ballot,

(c) a reference to a general manager is taken to be a reference to the Authority.

s 34: Ins 2025 (622), Sch 1[2].