Reg. 6(a)(c)(d) in force at 31.10.2023, see reg. 1(2)

Reg. 6(b) in force at 31.1.2024, see reg. 1(3)(a)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1147/regulation/6The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023enCOUNCIL TAX, ENGLANDLOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLANDPOLICE, ENGLAND AND WALESREPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLETOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, ENGLANDStatute Law Database2024-06-28Expert Participation2024-01-31These Regulations make provision related to the implementation of section 3 (restriction of period for which person can apply for a postal vote) and section 6 (limit on the number of electors for whom a proxy can vote) of the Elections Act 2022 (c. 37) (“EA 2022”), as well as amending provisions related to the processing of applications for electoral registration under section 10ZC of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2) (“the 1983 Act”).The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023PART 2Amendment of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 Amendment of Schedule 3 (forms) 6.

In Schedule 3 (forms)—

(a)

in the arrangement of forms—

(i)

in the entry for Form E, after “proxy paper” insert “(local government elections in Wales)”;

(ii)

after that entry insert—

Form E1: Proxy paper (parliamentary elections and local government elections in England)

;

(b)

for Form A (official poll card to be sent to an elector voting in person) and Form B (official proxy poll card to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person) substitute the corresponding forms as set out in Schedule 3;

(c)

in Form E—

(i)

omit “Constituency”;

(ii)

omit “*[” in the first place it occurs;

(iii)

omit “]” in the first place it occurs;

(iv)

omit “*[who qualifies as an overseas elector in respect of the above constituency]”;

(v)

for “*[parliamentary] *[local government]” in both places it occurs substitute “local government”;

(vi)

for “*[constituency] *[electoral area]” in both places it occurs substitute “electoral area”;

(vii)

in the section titled “Your right to vote as proxy”, in paragraph (2), omit “parliamentary, or”;

(d)

after Form E, insert new Form E1 as set out in Schedule 3.

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