The Representation of the People (Proxy Vote Applications) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021

Expiry and savings provision E+W+S

2.—(1)  [F1 The amendments made by regulations 3 to 5], except for regulations 3(1) and (2)(a) to (c) and 4(1) [F2 , (2)(a) to (c) and (4)(a)] , expire at the end of [F3 28th February 2023].

(2) Despite paragraph (1), those regulations continue to have effect after that date in relation to an application made in respect of a relevant election or referendum where—

(a) the notice of the election or referendum is published before [F4 1st March 2023], and

(b) the poll for that election or referendum takes place on or after that date.

(3) In this regulation, “relevant election or referendum” means—

(a) a parliamentary election;

(b) an election of a police and crime commissioner under Chapter 6 of Part 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011(1);

(c) a local government election (within the meaning of section 203(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983)(2);

(d) any other election or referendum to which Part 4 of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001(3) is applied (with or without modifications) by another enactment.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (27.2.2022) by The Representation of the People (Proxy Vote Applications) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/175), regs. 1(1), 6(a)

F2 Words in reg. 2 substituted (16.1.2023) by The Voter Identification Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1382), regs. 1(3), 40(1)

F3 Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (27.2.2022) by The Representation of the People (Proxy Vote Applications) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/175), regs. 1(1), 6(b)

F4 Words in reg. 2(2)(a) substituted (27.2.2022) by The Representation of the People (Proxy Vote Applications) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/175), regs. 1(1), 6(c)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 2 in force at 24.3.2021, see reg. 1(1)

(1)

Chapter 6 was amended by the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), Schedule 8, paragraph 184; by the Local Government (Democracy) Wales Act 2013 (anaw 4), Schedule 1, paragraph 5; by the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), section 122(1), Schedule 1, paragraphs 86 and 90, Schedule 2, paragraph 117, and Schedule 9, paragraph 73; by the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), section 8, and by S.I. 2014/268, 2015/1376, 1526, 2016/997, 2017/470 and 2018/1310.

(2)

The definition of “local government election” was amended by the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29), Schedule 3, paragraphs 1 and 39(1) and (4).

(3)

S.I. 2001/341; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2001/1700, 2005/2114, 2006/752, 2910, 2007/1025, 2009/1182, 2010/231, 2012/1479, 2013/388, 591, 3198, 2015/643, 1971, 2016/211, 694, 2017/52, 2018/48, 1310 and 2020/1399 (W. 310).