# Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013, Section 13: Amendments and transitional provision

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Schedule 4 contains amendments to do with this Part.
(2) Schedule 5 makes transitional provision to do with this Part.
(3) In relation to an offence committed in England and Wales before 2 May 2022 , the reference to the general limit in a magistrates’ court in paragraph 13(1ZD)(a) of Schedule 2 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 (inserted by Schedule 2 to this Act) is to be read as a reference to 6 months.
(4) In relation to an offence committed in England and Wales before the commencement of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, the reference to 51 weeks in paragraph 13(1ZD)(b) of Schedule 2 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 (inserted by Schedule 2 to this Act) is to be read as a reference to 6 months.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/6/section/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electoral-registration-and-administration-act-2013/section-13
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