{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/elections-act-2022-commencement-no-10-and-savings-regulations-2023/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/elections-act-2022-commencement-no-10-and-savings-regulations-2023/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2023/1234",
  "legislation_title": "The Elections Act 2022 (Commencement No. 10 and Savings) Regulations 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/elections-act-2022-commencement-no-10-and-savings-regulations-2023",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Provisions coming into force on 12th December 2023",
  "text": "The following provisions of the Elections Act 2022 come into force on 12th December 2023—\n(a) section 4 (handling of postal voting documents by political campaigners);\n(b) section 5 (handing in postal voting documents) so far as not already in force;\n(c) section 7 (requirement of secrecy);\n(d) section 12 (local elections and Assembly elections in Northern Ireland) so far as it relates to the provisions commenced by paragraph (e);\n(e) the following paragraphs of Schedule 6 (local elections in Northern Ireland and elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly)—\n(i) paragraph 1, so far as it relates to the provisions commenced by sub-paragraphs (ii) to (iv);\n(ii) paragraphs 2 to 5;\n(iii) paragraph 23, so far as it relates to paragraphs 25 and 27, and paragraphs 25 and 27;\n(iv) paragraph 34(a) and (d);\n(v) paragraph 35, so far as it relates to the provisions commenced by sub-paragraphs (vi) and (vii);\n(vi) paragraph 37;\n(vii) paragraph 40, so far as it relates to paragraph 41, and paragraph 41.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1234/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:38:28.674954+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."
}