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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/elections-act-2022-commencement-no-6-and-savings-regulations-2022/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2022/1401",
  "legislation_title": "The Elections Act 2022 (Commencement No. 6 and Savings) Regulations 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/elections-act-2022-commencement-no-6-and-savings-regulations-2022",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Provisions coming into force on 16th January 2023",
  "text": "The following provisions of the Elections Act 2022 come into force on 16th January 2023—\n(a) section 1 (voter identification), so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 1 brought into force by paragraph (d);\n(b) section 2 (power to make regulations about registration, absent voting and other matters), so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 2 brought into force by paragraph (e);\n(c) section 12 (local elections and Assembly elections in Northern Ireland), so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 6 brought into force by paragraph (f);\n(d) the following paragraphs of Schedule 1 (voter identification)—\n(i) paragraph 1, so far as it relates to the provisions brought into force by sub-paragraphs (ii) to (xiv);\n(ii) paragraphs 2 to 7, so far as not already in force;\n(iii) paragraph 8;\n(iv) paragraph 9, except so far as it inserts “19B,”;\n(v) paragraph 10, so far as it relates to the provisions brought into force by sub-paragraphs (vi) to (xiv);\n(vi) paragraphs 12 to 14;\n(vii) paragraph 15, so far as not already in force, except sub-paragraph (2);\n(viii) paragraph 16;\n(ix) in paragraph 17—\n(aa) sub-paragraph (1), so far as it relates to the provisions brought into force by paragraphs (bb) to (dd);\n(bb) sub-paragraphs (2) to (6);\n(cc) sub-paragraph (7), except so far as it inserts paragraph (1DC)(b) and the “and” preceding it;\n(dd) sub-paragraphs (9) and (10);\n(x) paragraphs 18 to 23;\n(xi) paragraph 24, so far as not already in force;\n(xii) paragraph 25, except so far as it inserts sub-paragraph (dc);\n(xiii) paragraphs 27 to 32, so far as not already in force;\n(xiv) paragraph 33;\n(xv) paragraphs 34 to 37;\n(xvi) paragraphs 38 to 40;\n(e) in Schedule 2 (power to make regulations about registration, absent voting and other matters), paragraph 14 so far as not already in force;\n(f) the following paragraphs of Schedule 6 (local elections in Northern Ireland and elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly)—\n(i) paragraphs 1 and 6, so far as those paragraphs relates to the provisions brought into force by sub-paragraphs (ii) to (vii);\n(ii) paragraphs 10 and 11;\n(iii) in paragraph 13—\n(aa) sub-paragraph (1), so far as it relates to the provisions brought into force by paragraph (bb);\n(bb) sub-paragraphs (4) to (6);\n(iv) in paragraph 14—\n(aa) sub-paragraph (1), so far as it relates to the provisions brought into force by paragraphs (bb) to (dd);\n(bb) sub-paragraphs (2) to (6);\n(cc) sub-paragraph (7), except so far as it inserts paragraph (5C)(b);\n(dd) sub-paragraphs (8) and (9);\n(v) paragraph 15;\n(vi) paragraph 16, so far as not already in force;\n(vii) paragraphs 17 and 18;\n(viii) paragraph 23, so far as it relates to the provisions brought into force by sub-paragraph (ix);\n(ix) in paragraph 26—\n(aa) sub-paragraph (1), so far as it relates to the provisions brought into force by paragraph (bb);\n(bb) sub-paragraphs (4) and (5);\n(x) paragraph 30, so far as not already in force;\n(xi) paragraphs 35 and 40, so far as they relate to the provision brought into force by sub-paragraph (xii);\n(xii) paragraph 43.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/1401/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:51:15.116368+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."
}