Explanatory note

This Order amends the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/3197), which contains transitional provisions relating to the introduction of individual elector registration in Great Britain. The new system is expected to begin on 10th June 2014 in England and Wales.

Article 5 amends article 6 of the 2013 Order to allow the checking of entries on electoral registers in England and Wales, which will be carried out in order to see whether people with entries are entitled to remain registered, to begin on 10th June 2014 instead of 16th June 2014. As a consequence, article 3 amends the commencement provisions of the 2013 Order and article 4 inserts a new article 4A into the 2013 Order to disapply the period in which objections to an application for registration can be made, in the case of applications made in the week before 10th June 2014.

An overall impact assessment in relation to the individual electoral registration scheme is available on the Cabinet Office website at http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/IER-Impact.