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

General savings

1.—(1) The amendments made by paragraphs 1(2) and 4 of Schedule 10 to EA 2022 do not apply to an election in relation to which notice of election was published in accordance with the relevant rule before the day on which those paragraphs come into force.

(2) The amendments made by—

(a) paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 10 to EA 2022;

(b) sections 10 and 11 of EA 2022 and paragraphs 7, 8 and 21 of Schedule 6 to EA 2022,

do not apply to an election in relation to which the date of poll specified in the notice of election published in accordance with the relevant rule is on or before 1st May 2024.

(3) The amendments made by paragraphs 1(1) to (8), 6(3), 9 and 11 of Schedule 8 to EA 2022 do not have effect in relation to the entitlement of a relevant person to vote at an election in relation to which the notice of election is published in accordance with the relevant rule on or before 31st January 2025.

(4) The amendment made by paragraph 2(4) of Schedule 8 to EA 2022 does not apply in relation to an election in relation to which the date of poll specified in the notice of election published in accordance with the relevant rule is on or before 15th February 2025.

(5) For the purpose of this paragraph, “relevant person” means a person—

(a) who is a relevant citizen of the Union within the meaning given by section 202(1) of RPA 1983,

(b) who either—

(i) on 7th May 2024—

(aa) is registered in a register of local government electors in England or Wales or a register of local electors in Northern Ireland, or

(bb) the registration officer in England or Wales or the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland is required to enter in such a register in accordance with section 10ZC(1) or 13A of RPA 1983, or

(ii) has submitted an application under section 10ZC or 13A(1)(a) of RPA 1983 before 7th May 2024 and that application is granted on or after that date, and

(c) in respect of whom, on the date on which notice of election is published in accordance with the relevant rule, an eligibility review has not been completed.

(6) In sub-paragraph (5)(c), “eligibility review” means—

(a) a review under Chapter 2 or 3 of Part 2 of the Representation of the People (Franchise Amendment and Eligibility Review) Regulations 2023, or

(b) a review under Part 2 of the Representation of the People (Franchise Amendment and Eligibility Review) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023.