Greater London Authority (Referendum) Act 1998 (c. 3)

(1) On 7th May 1998 or such later date as Her Majesty may by Order in Council prescribe, a referendum shall be held on the establishment of a Greater London Authority made up of an elected assembly and a separately elected mayor. (2) The question to be asked in the referendum and the front of the ballot papers to be used for that purpose shall be in the form set out in the Schedule. (3) No recommendation shall be made to Her Majesty in Council to make an Order under subsection (1) unless a draft of the Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament.

(1) Those entitled to vote in the referendum shall be— (a) the persons who, on the date of the referendum, would be entitled to vote as electors at a local government election in any London borough, and (b) the persons who, on that date, would be entitled to vote as electors at a ward election by virtue of section 6(1)(b) of the M1 City of London (Various Powers) Act 1957 (persons resident in wards of the City). (2) Subsection (1) shall have effect subject to any provision of an Order in Council under section 4 which provides for alterations made after a specified date in a register of electors, or a ward list, to be disregarded. (3) In this section “ ward election ” and “ ward list ” have the same meaning as in section 4 of the Act of 1957. Marginal Citations M1 1957 c. x .