Regulation 15 The Voter Identification Regulations 2022

(1)

The Voter Identification Regulations 2022^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 3 (interpretation)—

(a)

in paragraph (1), after the definition for “combined authority mayoral election” insert—

““combined county authority mayoral election” means an election for the mayor as provided for in regulations made under Schedule 2 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;”;

(b)

in paragraph (4), in the table—

(i)

in the entry for “A combined authority mayoral election”, in the corresponding entry in the second column, after “The” insert “combined authority”;

(ii)

after that entry insert—

“

A combined county authority mayoral election The combined county authority returning officer within the meaning of article 2 of the Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017

”;

(c)

in paragraph (5)(c), after sub-paragraph (iv) insert—

“(iva)

in the case of a combined county authority mayoral election, paragraph 12(1)(a) of Schedule 2 to the Regeneration and Levelling-up Act 2023,”.

(3)

In regulation 34(1)(b) (collection of information by the presiding officer) after “election” in the second place it occurs insert “, a combined county authority mayoral election”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2022/1382, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.