The Representation of the People (Franchise Amendment and Eligibility Review) Regulations 2023

PART 1 Introduction

Citation, commencement, extent and savings

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Representation of the People (Franchise Amendment and Eligibility Review) Regulations 2023.

(2) This regulation and regulation 38(3) come into force on the day after the day on which they are made, and the remainder of these Regulations comes into force on 7th May 2024.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

(4) The amendments made by—

(a) regulations 32(a) and 35 do not apply to an application under section 10ZC(1)(a) of the 1983 Act made before 7th May 2024;

(b) regulation 38(3) do not apply to a business referendum for which the date of poll, as stated in the notice published in accordance with rule 6 of Schedule 7 to the Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) Regulations 2012(1), is on or before 6th May 2024.

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“1983 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1983;

“2001 Regulations” means the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001(2);

“2011 Act” means the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011;

“2012 Order” means the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012(3);

“PCC election” means an election of a police and crime commissioner in accordance with Chapter 6 of Part 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011(4);

“PCC elections rules” means the rules set out at Parts 1 to 7 of Schedule 3 to the 2012 Order.

(1)

S.I. 2012/2031; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2013/798, 2014/333.

(2)

S.I. 2001/341; relevant amendments are those made by paragraph 254 of Schedule 19 to the Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), by section 16(2) to (4) and 22(3) of the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1) and by paragraph 16(3) of Schedule 2 to the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1) and relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2006/2910, 2013/3198, 2015/1971, 2016/694, 2018/272, 312, 644, 1310, 2020/50, 2021/1265.

(3)

S.I. 2012/1917; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2014/921, 2018/272, 2022/1382.

(4)

Chapter 6 was amended by paragraph 184 of Schedule 8 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), by section 122(1) of, and by paragraphs 86 and 90 of Schedule 1, paragraph 117 of Schedule 2 and paragraph 73(1) and (2) of Schedule 9 to, the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), by section 8 of the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), by paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 4), by paragraph 16 of Schedule 5 to the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021, by paragraph 6 of Schedule 8 to the Elections Act 2022, and by S.I. 2014/468, 2015/1376, 1526, 2017/470, 2018/1310, 2021/1265.