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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, England And Wales

Made 2014

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Lord President of the Council makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9E(2), 53(1) and (3) and 201(3) of, and paragraphs 1(4) and 1A of Schedule 2 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983^f1.

The Lord President of the Council has consulted the Electoral Commission and the Information Commissioner and such other persons as he considered appropriate in accordance with section 53(5) of that Act^f2 and (in the case of the Electoral Commission) 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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Footnotes

f1: 1983 c.2. Section 9E was inserted by section 5 of the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (c.6). Section 53(1) and (3) was amended by paragraphs 1 and 13 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c.2) and paragraph 13 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c.50). Paragraph 1(4) was inserted by paragraphs 1 and 24 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000. Paragraph 1A was inserted by section 2 of and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 2 to the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013. Under article 3 of the Lord President of the Council Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1837) these powers are exercisable concurrently by the Secretary of State and the Lord President of the Council.
f2: Section 53(5) was inserted by paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013.
f3: 2000 c.41.
f4: Section 201(2) was substituted by paragraph 69 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 and amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 21 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 and article 5(b) of S.I. 1991/1728.