The Elections Act 2022 (Commencement No. 9, Transitional and Savings Provisions and Appointed and Specified Days) and Ballot Secrecy Act 2023 (Commencement) Regulations 2023

Provisions coming into force on 1st November 2023

3.  The following provisions of EA 2022 come into force on 1st November 2023—

(a) section 8 (undue influence);

(b) sections 10 (candidate nomination paper: commonly used names) and 11 (home address form: statement of local authority area);

(c) section 12 (local elections and assembly elections in Northern Ireland), so far as it relates to the provisions brought into force by paragraph (h);

(d) section 15 (voting and candidacy rights of EU citizens), so far as it relates to the provisions brought into force by paragraph (i);

(e) Part 5 (disqualification of offenders for holding elective office etc);

(f) Part 6 (information to be included with electronic material), so far as not already in force;

(g) Schedule 5 (undue influence: further provision);

(h) the following paragraphs of Schedule 6 (local elections in Northern Ireland and elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly)—

(i) paragraph 6 so far as it relates to the provision brought into force by sub-paragraph (ii);

(ii) paragraphs 7, 8 and 21;

(iii) paragraph 23 so far as it relates to the provision brought into force by sub-paragraph (iv);

(iv) paragraph 24;

(v) paragraph 35 so far as it relates to the provision brought into force by sub-paragraph (vi);

(vi) paragraph 38;

(i) for the purposes of proceedings preliminary or relating to an election for which the date of poll specified in the notice of election published in accordance with the relevant rule is on or after 7th May 2024, the following provisions of Schedule 8 (voting and candidacy rights of EU citizens)—

(i) in paragraph 1, sub-paragraphs (9) to (12);

(ii) in paragraph 2, sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) so far as they relate to sub-paragraph (3), and sub-paragraph (3);

(iii) paragraphs 3, 4 and 5;

(iv) in paragraph 6, sub-paragraph (1) so far as it relates to sub-paragraphs (2) and (4) to (6), and those sub-paragraphs;

(v) paragraphs 7, 8 and 10;

(j) Schedule 9 (offences for purposes of Part 5);

(k) Schedule 10 (disqualification orders: minor and consequential amendments);

(l) Schedule 11 (illegal practices);

(m) Schedule 12 (supply of information etc).