{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-voter-identification-regulations-2022/regulation-65",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-voter-identification-regulations-2022/regulation-65.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2022/9780348240504",
  "legislation_title": "The Voter Identification Regulations 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-voter-identification-regulations-2022",
  "path": "regulation/65",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "65",
  "heading": "Amendment of Part 1 of Schedule 4 (application, with modification, of other Acts and subordinate legislation)",
  "text": "(1) Part 1 of Schedule 4 (application, with modifications, of other Acts and subordinate legislation) is amended as follows.\n(2) In Table 1 (Representation of the People Act 1983), in the entry for section 61 (other voting offences), in the second column, after the text relating to subsections (2) to (4) insert—\n“In subsection (6ZB), for “(2)(a)(i), (2A)(a) to (c), (3)(a)(i) and (3A)(a) to (c)” substitute “(2)(a) and (3)(a)”.”.\n(3) In Table 6 (Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001)—\n(a) in the entry for regulation 55A, in the first column, at the end insert “: grounds relating to occupation, service or employment”;\n(b) after that entry insert—\n“\nRegulation 55B (additional requirements for application for an emergency proxy vote in respect of a particular election: grounds relating to voter identification)\n”;\n(c) for the entry for regulation 56 substitute—\n“\nRegulation 56 (closing dates for applications)\nIn paragraphs (1) to (3A), after “election” in each place insert “or referendum”.\nIn paragraph (3D), after “election” in the second and third places it occurs insert “or referendum”.\nIn paragraphs (4) to (5A) and (7)(b), after “election” in each place insert “or referendum”.\nRegulation 56A (grounds relating to voter identification)\nIn paragraph (3)—\nin sub-paragraph (a), after “election” in the second place it occurs insert “or referendum”;\nin sub-paragraph (b)(i) and (ii), after “election” insert “or referendum”.\nIn paragraph (6)—\nin sub-paragraph (a), after “election” in the second place it occurs insert “or referendum”;\nin sub-paragraph (b), after “election” in the first place it occurs insert “or referendum”.\n”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2022/9780348240504/regulation/65",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:44:28.291970+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}