Article 2 Interpretation Original text. Later amendments are not shown. In this Order— “the 1983 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1983f1; and “the 2001 Regulations” means the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001f2. Annotations Footnotes f1 1983 c. 2. f2 S.I. 2001/341, which was amended by S.I.2004/294. ← Article 1 Article 2 Article 3 →