# The Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers’ Charges) Order 2024, Article 1: Citation, commencement, extent, saving and interpretation


(1) This Order may be cited as the Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers’ Charges) Order 2024 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.
(3) Articles 2 to 5 do not apply to a parliamentary election for which the day of poll is before the day on which this Order comes into force.
(4) In this Order, “day of poll”, in relation to a parliamentary election, means the date of the poll as specified in the notice of the election published in accordance with rule 5 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/693/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-elections-returning-officers-charges-order-2024/article-1
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