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Title and introductory text
2023 No. 1405 (C. 98)
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
The Elections Act 2022 (Commencement No. 11, Transitional Provisions and Specified Day) and Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2023
Made
18th December 2023
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 67(1) and (4) of, and paragraph 14(3)(b) of Schedule 7 to, the Elections Act 2022 and by section 255(2)(b)(ii) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023.
Propose a change1 Citation and interpretation
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Elections Act 2022 (Commencement No. 11, Transitional Provisions and Specified Day) and Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2023.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the 2022 Act” means the Elections Act 2022;
“the 2023 Act” means the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023.
Propose a change2 Provisions of the 2022 Act coming into force on 16th January 2024
Section 14 of and Schedule 7 to the 2022 Act (overseas electors), so far as not already in force, come into force on 16th January 2024.
Propose a change3 Specified day
The specified day for the purposes of paragraph 14(3) of Schedule 7 to the 2022 Act (transitional provision for overseas electors registered in pursuance of pre-commencement applications) is 16th January 2024.
Propose a change4 Transitional provision: extended period for renewal declarations for overseas electors registered pursuant to pre-commencement applications
(1) This regulation applies where—
(a) paragraph 14 of Schedule 7 to the 2022 Act applies in respect of an elector, and
(b) the elector’s entitlement to registration has not been extended following the making of a renewal declaration in accordance with section 1D(2) and (3) of the Representation of the People Act 1985.
(2) Section 1D(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 applies in respect of the elector as if in paragraph (a) for “6 months” there were substituted “period”.
Propose a change5 Transitional provision: postal vote entitlement limit for overseas electors registered pursuant to pre-commencement applications
(1) This regulation applies to an elector to whom paragraph 14 of Schedule 7 to the 2022 Act applies.
(2) Paragraph 3(1B)(a) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 is to be read as if for “1 November” there were substituted “date”.
Propose a change6 Transitional provision: notifications for postal vote entitlements resulting from pre-commencement postal voting applications
(1) Regulation 60ZA of the 2001 Regulations (requirement to notify certain electors and proxies that postal vote entitlement is to end) applies in respect of a postal vote entitlement which expires in accordance with paragraph 16(3)(a) of Schedule 7 to the 2022 Act as it applies to a postal vote entitlement which was granted for the maximum period.
(2) In paragraph (1), “the 2001 Regulations” means the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 and the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001.
Propose a change7 Provisions of the 2023 Act coming into force on 26th December 2023
The following provisions in Schedule 4 to the 2023 Act come into force on 26th December 2023—
(a) paragraph 226, so far as it relates to the provisions commenced by paragraph (b);
(b) paragraphs 227 to 229.
Propose a change8 Provisions of the 2023 Act coming into force on 7th May 2024
Paragraph 226, so far as not already in force, and paragraph 230 of Schedule 4 to the 2023 Act come into force on 7th May 2024.
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