Paragraph 34 Proxy signing offences and restrictions for certain proxy appointments

Regulations 57(5) and 119(4) of the 2016 Regulations do not apply in respect of a post-commencement proxy appointment during the transitional period.

The amendments made by regulation 19(7)(b) and (16)(b) do not apply in respect of a person voting by virtue of a proxy appointment at an ongoing recall petition.

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—

  1. (a)

     an appointment resulting from an application under paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 or section 6(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1985^f1 by which, by virtue of regulation 50(2) or (3) of the 2016 Regulations a person is entitled to sign a recall petition by proxy;

  2. (b)

     an appointment resulting from an application under regulation 51(2) or (6), 52(1) or (7), 53(2), (3) or (4)(b) or 54(1) or (4)(b) of the 2016 Regulations.