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The Voter Identification Regulations 2022 in Northern Ireland

S.I. 2022/1382 · Made 22 December 2022 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Council Tax, England

Local Government, England

Police, England And Wales

Representation Of The People

Town And Country Planning, England

Made 22nd December 2022

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by the provisions specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

The Secretary of State has consulted—

(a)

the Electoral Commission, in accordance with section 53(5)(a) of the Representation of the People Act 1983f1, paragraph 16(5) of Schedule 4B to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990f2, section 52ZQ(6) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992f3, section 9HE(4) of the Local Government Act 2000f4, section 7(1) and (2)(e), (hc) and (k) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000f5, and paragraph 12(4) of Schedule 5B to the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009f6,

(b)

the Information Commissioner and such other persons as the Secretary of State considered appropriate, in accordance with section 53(5)(b) and (c) of the Representation of the People Act 1983,

(c)

the Scottish Ministers, in accordance with section 15(5C) of the Representation of the People Act 1985f7, and

(d)

the Welsh Ministers, in accordance with section 15(5D) of the Representation of the People Act 1985f8.

A draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament in accordance with section 201(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983f9, section 333(3A) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990f10, section 52ZQ(7) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, section 105(6) of the Local Government Act 2000f11, section 117(2) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009f12, section 154(2)(b) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011f13 and section 21(6) of the Recall of MPs Act 2015f14.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1983 c. 2. Section 53(5) was inserted by paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (c. 6).

f2

1990 c. 8. Schedule 4B was inserted by section 116(2) of, and Schedule 10 to, the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20) and was amended by sections 140(1) and 141 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22) and by S.I. 2013/2597, 2018/1232, 2021/1265. It is prospectively amended by section 7 of the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 (c. 20) from a date and time to be appointed.

f3

1992 c. 14. Section 52ZQ was inserted by section 72(1) of, and Schedule 5 to, the Localism Act 2011 and amended by S.I. 2021/1265.

f4

2000 c. 22. Section 9HE was inserted by paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Localism Act 2011 and amended by S.I. 2013/2597, 2021/1265.

f5

2000 c. 41. Section 7(2)(hc) was inserted by paragraph 11 of Schedule 10 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13). Section 7(2)(k) was inserted by paragraph 3(1) and (6) of Schedule 6 to the Recall of MPs Act 2015 (c. 25).

f6

2009 c. 20. Schedule 5B was inserted by section 2(2) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 (c. 1). Paragraph 12 was amended by S.I. 2021/1265.

f7

1985 c. 50. Section 15(5C) was inserted by section 4(2) of the Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11).

f8

Section 15(5D) was inserted by section 5(2) of the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4).

f9

Section 201(2) was substituted by paragraph 69 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 and was amended by paragraph 6(1) and (7)(b) of Schedule 21 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41), by section 13(2) of the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (c. 13) and by S.I. 1991/1728. It is prospectively amended by paragraph 1(9)(a) of Schedule 8 to the Elections Act 2022 (c. 37) from a date and time to be appointed.

f10

Section 333(3A) was inserted by paragraph 22(3) of Schedule 12 to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20).

f11

Section 105 was amended by paragraph 14(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 to the Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26), by paragraph 70 of Schedule 3, and paragraph 52 of Schedule 4, to the Localism Act 2011 and by S.I. 2013/2597, 2018/644, 2021/1265.

f12

Section 117(2) was substituted by section 13(2) of the Localism Act 2011.

f13

2011 c. 13.

f14

2015 c. 25.

Contents

  1. Part 1: Introduction
  2. 1Citation, commencement and saving
  3. 2Extent
  4. 3Interpretation
  5. Part 4: Design, issuing, delivery, collection etc. of electoral identity documents, anonymous elector’s documents etc.
  6. Chapter 4: Record of issued documents
  7. 23Supply of the record to police forces and other organisations
  8. 24Offence in respect of contravention of regulation 21(4) or (6), 22(2) or (3) or 23(3) or (4)
  9. Part 8: Amendments relating to the conduct of parliamentary elections
  10. 36Amendment of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 1986
  11. 37Amendment of the Representation of the People (Combination of Polls) (England and Wales) Regulations 2004
  12. Part 9: Amendment of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 and the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001
  13. 38Amendment of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001
  14. 39Amendment of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001
  15. 40Amendments consequential on regulation 39
  16. 41Amendment of the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008
  17. Part 10: Amendment of conduct rules for other elections, referendums and recall petitions
  18. 42Amendment of the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007
  19. 43Amendment of Schedule 1 (mayoral elections rules)
  20. 44Amendment of Schedule 2 (modifications of Acts and statutory instruments)
  21. 45Amendment of Schedule 3 (mayoral election combination of poll rules)
  22. 46Amendment of the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2012
  23. 47Amendment of regulation 13 (combination of referendum polls: supplementary)
  24. 48Amendment of Schedule 3 (local government act referendum rules)
  25. 49Amendment of Schedule 4 (application, with modifications, of Acts and subordinate legislation)
  26. 50Amendment of Schedule 5 (local government act referendum combination of polls rules)
  27. 51Amendment of the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Council Tax Increases) (England) Regulations 2012
  28. 52Amendment of Schedule 3 (local government finance act referendum rules)
  29. 53Amendment of Schedule 4 (application, with modifications, of Acts and subordinate legislation)
  30. 54Amendment of Schedule 5 (local government finance act referendum combination of polls rules)
  31. 55Amendment of the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012
  32. 56Amendment of article 2 (interpretation)
  33. 57Amendment of article 13A (combination of polls: National Assembly for Wales)
  34. 58Amendment of article 18 (other voting offences)
  35. 59Amendment of Schedule 2 (absent voting in PCC elections)
  36. 60Amendment of Schedule 3 (PCC election conduct rules)
  37. 61Amendment of Part 3 of Schedule 4 (modifications to PCC elections rules for combination of polls)
  38. 62Amendment of Part 5 of Schedule 4 (modifications to PCC elections rules for combination of poll with the poll for an election to Senedd Cymru)
  39. 63Amendment of the Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) Regulations 2012
  40. 64Amendment of Schedule 3 (neighbourhood planning referendum rules)
  41. 65Amendment of Part 1 of Schedule 4 (application, with modification, of other Acts and subordinate legislation)
  42. 66Amendment of Schedule 5 (neighbourhood planning referendum combination of polls rules)
  43. 67Amendment of Schedule 6 (registering to vote in a business referendum)
  44. 68Amendment of the 2016 Regulations
  45. 69Amendment of regulation 2 (application)
  46. 76Amendment of regulation 27 (signing procedure: England and Wales and Scotland)
  47. 83Amendment of regulation 44 (delivery of documents to the registration officer: England and Wales and Northern Ireland)
  48. 84Amendment of regulation 45 (orders for production of documents: England and Wales and Northern Ireland)
  49. 85Amendment of regulation 60 (general requirements for applications for absent signing)
  50. 87Amendment of regulation 69 (additional requirements: applications for an emergency proxy signature in respect of a particular petition: England and Wales and Scotland)
  51. 89Amendment of regulation 71 (closing date for applications: England and Wales and Scotland)
  52. 91Amendment of regulation 144 (forms)
  53. 93Amendment of the Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017
  54. 94Amendment of Schedule 1 (combined authorities mayoral election rules)
  55. 95Amendment of Schedule 2 (modifications of Acts and statutory instrument)
  56. 96Amendment of Schedule 3 (combined authority mayoral election combination of polls rules)
  57. 97Amendment of the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2021
  58. Signature
  59. Schedule 1Enabling Powers
  60. Schedule 5Representation of the People (Combination of Polls) (England and Wales) Regulations 2004: New Form of directions for the guidance of voters
  61. Schedule 6: New forms of official poll cards and official proxy poll cards at parliamentary elections
  62. 1New forms for the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001
  63. 2New forms for the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001
  64. Schedule 7: Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007: New forms
  65. 1Forms for use at a mayoral election in England where the poll is not taken together with another election or referendum
  66. 2Forms for use at a mayoral election in England where the poll is taken together with another election or referendum
  67. Schedule 8: Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2012: New forms
  68. 1Forms for use at a referendum where the poll is not taken together with another election or referendum
  69. 2Forms for use at a referendum where the poll is taken together with another election or referendum
  70. Schedule 9: Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Council Tax Increases) (England) Regulations 2012: New forms
  71. 1Forms for use at a referendum where the poll is not taken together with another election or referendum
  72. 2Forms for use at a referendum where the poll is taken together with another election or referendum
  73. Schedule 10: Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012: New forms
  74. 1New proxy paper form
  75. 2Forms for use at a PCC election
  76. Schedule 11: Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) Regulations 2012: New forms
  77. 1Forms for use at a referendum where the poll is not taken together with another election or referendum
  78. 2Forms for use at a referendum where the poll is taken together with another election or referendum
  79. Schedule 13: Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017: New forms
  80. 1Forms for use at a mayoral election where the poll is not taken together with another election or referendum
  81. 2Forms for use at a mayoral election where the poll is taken together with another election or referendum
  82. Schedule 14: Police and Crime Commissioner Elections: Welsh form of words and Welsh and English forms
  83. 1New Part 2 of Schedule 1 (Welsh versions of forms of words)
  84. 2New Welsh and English Forms
  85. Explanatory note