# The Absent Voting (Transitional Provisions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent


(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Absent Voting (Transitional Provisions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 1 January 2007.
(2) In these Regulations—
“absent voter” means a person whose application under paragraph 3(1) or (2), paragraph 4(1) or (2) or paragraph 7(4) of Schedule 4 has been granted prior to 1 January 2007;
“absent voting records” means any one or more of the records kept pursuant to paragraph 3(4) or 7(6) of Schedule 4 or the lists kept pursuant to paragraph 5(2) or (3) or paragraph 7(8) of Schedule 4;
“Schedule 4” means Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales only.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/2973/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/absent-voting-transitional-provisions-england-and-wales-regulations-2006/regulation-1
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