The Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) Order 2021

Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/341) U.K.

28.—(1) The Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3(1)(1), in the definition of “digital service” for “Minister for the Cabinet Office” substitute “Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities”.

(3) In regulation 26(2)—

(a) in paragraph (6), for “Minister for the Cabinet Office” substitute “Secretary of State”,

(b) in paragraph (6A), for “Minister” substitute “Secretary of State”,

(c) in paragraph (9)—

(i) for “Minister for the Cabinet Office” substitute “Secretary of State”, and

(ii) for “Minister” substitute “Secretary of State”, and

(d) in paragraph (11), for “Minister for the Cabinet Office” substitute “Secretary of State”.

(4) In regulation 26A(3)—

(a) in paragraph (3), for “Minister for the Cabinet Office” substitute “Secretary of State”, and

(b) in paragraph (3A), for “Minister” substitute “Secretary of State”.

(5) In regulation 29ZA(4)—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “Minister for the Cabinet Office”, in both places, substitute “Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities”,

(b) in paragraph (2)—

(i) for “Minister for the Cabinet Office” substitute “Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities”, and

(ii) after “Secretary of State” insert “for Work and Pensions”,

(c) in paragraph (3), after “Secretary of State”, in each place, insert “for Work and Pensions”,

(d) in paragraph (4)—

(i) after “Secretary of State” insert “for Work and Pensions”, and

(ii) for “Minister for the Cabinet Office” substitute “Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities”,

(e) in paragraphs (5) and (6), for “Minister for the Cabinet Office” substitute “Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities”, and

(f) in paragraph (7), omit sub-paragraph (b).

(6) In regulation 29ZB(5), in paragraphs (7) and (8), for “Minister for the Cabinet Office” substitute “Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities”.

(7) In regulation 29—

(a) in paragraph (2BF)(b)(6), for “Minister for the Cabinet Office” substitute “Secretary of State”, and

(b) in paragraph (2BG)(7), for “Minister” substitute “Secretary of State”.

(8) In regulation 32ZBA(7)(a)(8), for “Minister for the Cabinet Office” substitute “Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities”.

(9) In regulation 32ZBB(9)—

(a) in paragraphs (1) and (2), for “Minister for the Cabinet Office” substitute “Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities”,

(b) in paragraph (3)—

(i) for “Minister for the Cabinet Office” substitute “Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities”, and

(ii) after “Secretary of State” insert “for Work and Pensions”,

(c) in paragraph (4), after “Secretary of State”, in each place, insert “for Work and Pensions”,

(d) in paragraph (5)—

(i) after “Secretary of State” insert “for Work and Pensions”, and

(ii) for “Minister for the Cabinet Office” substitute “Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities”,

(e) in paragraphs (6) and (7), for “Minister for the Cabinet Office” substitute “Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities”, and

(f) in paragraph (9) —

(i) in paragraph (e) of the definition of “matching data”, for “Minister for the Cabinet Office” substitute “Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities”, and

(ii) omit the definition of “the Secretary of State”.

(10) In regulation 32ZBC(10), in paragraphs (3), (4) and (5), for “Minister for the Cabinet Office” substitute “Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities”.

(11) In regulation 32ZBG(11), in each of paragraphs (1)(b) and (3), for “Minister for the Cabinet Office” substitute “Secretary of State”.

(12) In regulation 32ZC(12)—

(a) in paragraph (1)(b), for “Minister for the Cabinet Office” substitute “Secretary of State”, and

(b) in paragraph (1A), for “Minister” substitute “Secretary of State”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 28 in force at 8.12.2021, see art. 1(2)

(1)

The definition of “digital service” was inserted by S.I. 2013/3198, regulation 3 and amended by S.I. 2015/1376, Schedule 2 and S.I. 2016/997, Schedule 2.

(2)

Regulation 26 was substituted by S.I. 2013/3198, regulation 10. Paragraph (6) was amended by S.I. 2015/1376, Schedule 2, S.I. 2016/997, Schedule 2 and S.I. 2016/694, regulation 4. Paragraph (6A) was inserted by S.I. 2018/644, Schedule 2. Paragraph (9) was amended by S.I. 2015/1376, Schedule 2, S.I. 2016/997, Schedule 2 and S.I. 2018/272, regulation 2. Paragraph (11) was amended by S.I. 2015/1376, Schedule 2 and S.I. 2016/997, Schedule 2.

(3)

Regulation 26A was inserted by S.I. 2013/3198, regulation 11. Paragraph (3) was amended by S.I. 2015/1376, Schedule 2 and S.I. 2016/997. Paragraph (3A) was inserted by S.I. 2018/644, Schedule 2.

(4)

Regulation 29ZA was inserted by S.I. 2013/3198, regulation 14. Paragraph (1) was amended by S.I. 2015/467, regulation 4, S.I. 2015/1971, regulation 5 and S.I. 2016/997, Schedule 2. Paragraphs (2) and (4) to (6) were amended by S.I. 2016/997, Schedule 2.

(5)

Regulation 29ZB was inserted by S.I. 2013/3198, regulation 14. Paragraphs (7) and (8) were amended by S.I. 2016/997, Schedule 2.

(6)

Paragraphs (2BA) to (2BF) of regulation 29 were substituted by S.I. 2015/1971, regulation 6. Paragraph (2BF) was amended by S.I. 2016/997, Schedule 2.

(7)

Paragraph (2BG) was inserted by S.I. 2018/644, Schedule 2.

(8)

Regulation 32ZBA was inserted by S.I. 2019/1451, regulation 11.

(9)

Regulation 32ZBB was inserted by S.I. 2019/1451, regulation 11. Paragraph (1) was amended by S.I. 2020/50, regulation 13.

(10)

Regulation 32ZBC was inserted by S.I. 2019/1451, regulation 11.

(11)

Regulation 32ZBG was inserted by S.I. 2019/1451, regulation 11.

(12)

Regulation 32ZC was inserted by S.I. 2013/3198, regulation 22. Paragraph (1) was amended by S.I. 2016/997, Schedule 2. Paragraph (1A) was inserted by S.I. 2018/644, Schedule 2.