Rule 1 Citation, commencement, extent and saving

(1)

These Rules may be cited as the Voter Identification (Principal Area, Parish and Greater London Authority Elections) (Amendment) Rules 2022, and these Rules come into force on 16th January 2023.

(2)

An amendment made by these Rules has the same extent as the provision amended.

(3)

The amendments made by these Rules do not apply in relation to an election in respect of which the qualifying date is on or before 3rd May 2023.

(4)

In paragraph (3), “qualifying date” means the date of poll as specified in the notice of election published in accordance with (as the case may be)—

(a)

rule 3 of Schedule 2 or rule 3 of Schedule 3 to the Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) Rules 2006^f1;

(b)

rule 3 of Schedule 2 or rule 3 of Schedule 3 to the Local Elections (Parish and Communities) (England and Wales) Rules 2006^f2;

(c)

rule 5 of Schedule 1, rule 5 of Schedule 2, rule 5 of Schedule 3, rule 5 of Schedule 5, rule 5 of Schedule 6 or rule 5 of Schedule 7 to the Greater London Authority Elections Rules 2007^f3.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2006/3304, amended by S.I. 2014/494; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
f2: S.I. 2006/3305; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2014/492, 2022/263 (W. 79).
f3: S.I. 2007/3541; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2016/24, 2018/1310.