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 31st January 2024

4.  The following provisions of EA 2022 come into force on 31st January 2024—

(a) section 1 and Schedule 1 (voter identification), so far as not already in force;

(b) section 6 (limit on number of electors for whom a proxy can vote), so far as it relates to the provisions brought into force by paragraph (d);

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

(d) in Schedule 4 (proxy voting: limits and transitional provision)—

(i) paragraph 1, so far as it relates to the provisions brought into force by sub-paragraphs (ii) and (iii);

(ii) paragraph 2, so far as not already in force;

(iii) paragraph 4, except for sub-paragraph (5) so far as it extends to Northern Ireland;

(iv) paragraph 6, so far as not already in force;

(v) paragraph 7;

(e) in Schedule 6 (local elections in Northern Ireland and elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly)—

(i) paragraph 1, so far as it relates to the provisions brought into force by sub-paragraphs (ii) to (vii);

(ii) paragraph 6, so far not already in force;

(iii) paragraph 9;

(iv) paragraphs 12 to 14, so far as not already in force;

(v) paragraphs 19 and 20;

(vi) paragraph 23, so far as it relates to the provision brought into force by sub-paragraph (vii);

(vii) paragraph 26, so far as not already in force;

(viii) paragraph 28, so far as not already in force;

(ix) paragraphs 31 and 34(c);

(x) paragraph 35, so far as it relates to the provisions brought into force by sub-paragraphs (xi) to (xiv);

(xi) paragraph 39;

(xii) paragraph 40, so far as it relates to the provision brought into force by sub-paragraph (xiii);

(xiii) paragraph 42;

(xiv) paragraph 44.