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Paragraph 2 Interpretation

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In this Part—

  • “the 2001 Regulations” means the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 and the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001;

  • “ongoing parliamentary election” means a relevant parliamentary election for which the date of poll as stated in the notice of election is on or after 31st January 2024;

  • “relevant parliamentary election” means a parliamentary election for which the notice of election is published in accordance with rule 5 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983f1 on or before 30th January 2024.

Annotations

Footnotes

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Rule 5 was amended by Part 1 of Schedule 2 and paragraph 74 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50), by paragraph 10 of Schedule 6 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2) and by section 19(3) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22).