Introductory text
Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 201(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Representation Of The People
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Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Lord President of the Council makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 53(1) and (3) of and paragraphs 1A, 13(1ZB) and 13(2) of Schedule 2 to the Representation of the People Act 1983f1.
In accordance with section 201(2) of that Act a draft of these Regulations has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
The Lord President of the Council has consulted the Electoral Commission, the Information Commissioner and such other persons as he considered appropriate in accordance with section 53(5) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 and section 7(1) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000f2.
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1983 c. 2; paragraphs 1A and 13(1ZB) were inserted by section 2 of and Schedule 2 to the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 c. 6. Section 53(3) has been amended by section 24 of and paragraph 13 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50. Article 3 of the Lord President of the Council Order 2010 ( S. I. 2010/1837 ) provides that the Secretary of State’s functions under the 1983 Act (with exceptions which are not relevant here) are exercisable concurrently by the Secretary of State and the Lord President of the Council.
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