{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-postal-and-proxy-voting-etc-amendment-regulations-2023/schedule-2/paragraph-19",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-postal-and-proxy-voting-etc-amendment-regulations-2023/schedule-2/paragraph-19.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2023/1147",
  "legislation_title": "The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-postal-and-proxy-voting-etc-amendment-regulations-2023",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/19",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "19",
  "heading": "Proxy voting offences and restrictions for certain proxy appointments",
  "text": "(1) Article 18(4) of, and paragraph 6(5) of Schedule 2 to, the 2012 Order do not apply in respect of a post-commencement proxy appointment during the transitional period.\n(2) The amendments made by regulation 17(3)(b) and (5)(c) do not apply in respect of a person voting by virtue of a proxy appointment at an ongoing PCC election.\n(3) In this paragraph—\n“post-commencement proxy appointment” means a proxy appointment as a result of an application made on or after 31st October 2023;\n“proxy appointment” means—\n(a) an appointment resulting from an application under paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 by which, by virtue of paragraphs 2 and 4(3) of Schedule 2 to the 2012 Order, a person is entitled to vote at a PCC election by proxy;\n(b) an appointment resulting from an application under paragraph 3(2), (3) or (5)(b) of Schedule 2 to the 2012 Order.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 19(1)(3) in force at 31.10.2023, see reg. 1(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 19(2) in force at 31.1.2024, see reg. 1(3)(i)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1147/schedule/2/paragraph/19",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:39:17.151575+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."
}