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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(1)

The Minister for the Cabinet Office makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 13(1)(a) and 201(1) and (3) of the Representation of the People Act 1983^f1, and now vested in the Minister^f2.

The Minister for the Cabinet Office has consulted the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(e) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000^f3.

In accordance with section 201(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983^f4, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

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f1: 1983 c. 2. Section 13(1) was substituted by the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 33). See section 202(1) for the meaning of “prescribed”. Section 201(1) was amended by paragraph 6(1) and (7)(a) of Schedule 21 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41). Section 201(3) was inserted by paragraphs 1 and 21 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2), and amended by paragraph 6(1) and (7)(d) of Schedule 21 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.
f2: The Secretary of State’s functions under sections 13 and 201 were exercisable concurrently with the Lord President of the Council by virtue of S.I. 2010/1837. By virtue of S.I. 2015/1376, the Secretary of State’s functions which were exercisable concurrently with the Lord President ceased to be so exercisable and were instead exercisable concurrently with the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. By virtue of S.I. 2016/997, the Secretary of State’s functions which were exercisable concurrently with the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster ceased to be so exercisable and are instead exercisable concurrently with the Minister for the Cabinet Office.
f3: 2000 c. 41.
f4: Section 201(2) was substituted by paragraph 69 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50), and was amended by paragraph 6(1) and (7)(b) of Schedule 21 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, by section 13(2) of the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (c. 13), and by S.I. 1991/1728.