154.Schedule 5 inserts a new Schedule 3A into the Greater London Authority Act 1999 making provision as to the free delivery of a booklet of election addresses at the first mayoral election and as to the form and content of the addresses included in the booklet.
155.Each election address must comply with requirements prescribed by the Greater London returning officer and must be approved by the Post Office as complying with the relevant Post Office regulations. Election addresses must not, in particular, contain any advertising material intended for commercial gain or refer to any candidate standing for election to the London Assembly. Candidates who wish to include an election address in the booklet are required to pay £10,000 to the Greater London returning officer towards the cost of printing. If the total amount of the payments exceeds the total cost of printing, the excess will be reimbursed to the candidates in equal shares.
Schedule 5: Free delivery of election addresses at first GLA mayoral election: New Schedule 3A to the Greater London Authority Act 1999