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Regulation 1 Citation, commencement, extent, transitional provisions and savings

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(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023.

(2)

Subject to paragraphs (3) to (5), these Regulations come into force on 16th January 2024.

(3)

Regulation 15 comes into force on 7th May 2024.

(4)

Regulation 16 comes into force immediately before regulation 11 of the Representation of the People (Franchise Amendment and Eligibility Review) Regulations 2023f1 comes into force.

(5)

Regulation 19 comes into force immediately before regulation 17(5)(a) of the Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023f2 comes into force.

(6)

In these Regulations—

(a)

this Part and regulation 13 extend to England and Wales and Scotland and Northern Ireland;

(b)

regulation 14 extend to England and Wales and Scotland;

(c)

Chapter 1 of Part 2, regulation 12, Part 3 and Part 4 extend to England and Wales;

(d)

Chapter 2 of Part 2 extends to Scotland.

(7)

Schedule 2 (overseas electors: transitional provisions and savings) has effect.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 2023/[XXX].

f2

S.I. 2023/[XXX].