# The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, Paragraph 19: Proxy voting offences and restrictions for certain proxy appointments


(1) Article 18(4) of, and paragraph 6(5) of Schedule 2 to, the 2012 Order do not apply in respect of a post-commencement proxy appointment during the transitional period.
(2) The amendments made by regulation 17(3)(b) and (5)(c) do not apply in respect of a person voting by virtue of a proxy appointment at an ongoing PCC election.
(3) In this paragraph—
“post-commencement proxy appointment” means a proxy appointment as a result of an application made on or after 31st October 2023;
“proxy appointment” means—
(a) an appointment resulting from an application under paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 by which, by virtue of paragraphs 2 and 4(3) of Schedule 2 to the 2012 Order, a person is entitled to vote at a PCC election by proxy;
(b) an appointment resulting from an application under paragraph 3(2), (3) or (5)(b) of Schedule 2 to the 2012 Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/9780348249682/schedule/2/paragraph/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-representation-of-the-people-postal-and-proxy-voting-etc-amendment-regulations-2023/schedule-2/paragraph-19
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