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# The Representation of the People (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2023/1150 and S.I. 2023/1176 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of those Statutory Instruments.
2024 No. 665
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE, ENGLAND AND WALES
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE, NORTHERN IRELAND
The Representation of the People (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Made
20th May 2024
Coming into force
21st May 2024
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 53(1)(c) and (3) and 201(3) of, and paragraphs 1(2) and (2A), 3ZA(1)(a) and 3A(1)(a) of Schedule 2 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983.
The Secretary of State has consulted the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(e) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.
A draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 201(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983.

## 1 Citation, commencement, extent and savings {#regulation-1}

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Representation of the People (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
(2) This regulation extends to England and Wales and Northern Ireland.
(3) Regulation 2 extends to England and Wales.
(4) Regulation 3 extends to Northern Ireland.
(5) The amendments made by regulations 2 and 3 do not apply to an application under section 10ZC(1)(a), 10A(1)(a) or 13A(1)(a) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 made before 7th May 2024.

## 2 Amendment of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 {#regulation-2}

(1) The Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3 (interpretation), in paragraph (1)—
(a) after the definition of “previous residence condition” insert—
“qualifying Commonwealth citizen” has the same meaning as in section 4(6) of the 1983 Act;
;
(b) for the definition of “relevant EU applicant” substitute—
“relevant EU applicant” means an applicant—
who is a citizen of a member State, and
who is not, or is not also—
a citizen of a member State listed in Schedule 6A to the 1983 Act,
a qualifying Commonwealth citizen, or
a citizen of the Republic of Ireland;
.
(3) Omit regulations 24(6), 24A(8) and 26B(12)(b).

## 3 Amendment of the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008 {#regulation-3}

(1) The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3 (interpretation), after the definition of “previous residence condition” insert—
“qualifying Commonwealth citizen” has the same meaning as in section 4(6) of the 1983 Act;
.
(3) Omit regulation 25B(4).
(4) In regulation 27 (applications for registration)—
(a) in paragraph (1)(caa), for the words from “an applicant” to “Ireland” substitute “a relevant EU applicant”;
(b) after paragraph (1A) insert—
(1AA) In paragraph (1)(caa), “relevant EU applicant” means an applicant—
(a) who is a citizen of a member State, and
(b) who is not, or is not also—
(i) a citizen of a member State listed in Schedule 6A to the 1983 Act,
(ii) a qualifying Commonwealth citizen, or
(iii) a citizen of the Republic of Ireland.
.