Provisions coming into force on 31st October 2023
2. The following provisions of EA 2022 come into force on 31st October 2023—
(a)section 3 (restriction of period for which person can apply for postal vote);
(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 (f);
(c)section 12 (local elections and Assembly elections in Northern Ireland), so far as it relates to the provisions brought into force by paragraph (g);
(d)section 15 (voting and candidacy rights of EU citizens), so far as it relates to the provision brought into force by paragraph (h);
(e)Schedule 3 (restriction of period for which person can apply for postal vote);
(f)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)in paragraph 2, sub-paragraph (1), so far as it relates to sub-paragraph (2), and sub-paragraph (2);
(iii)paragraph 3;
(iv)in paragraph 6, sub-paragraph (1), so far as it relates to sub-paragraphs (2), (3) and (5), and those sub-paragraphs;
(v)paragraphs 8 to 11;
(g)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) and (iii);
(ii)paragraph 23, so far as it relates to the provision brought into force by sub-paragraph (iii);
(iii)in paragraph 26, sub-paragraph (1), so far as it relates to sub-paragraph (2), and sub-paragraph (2);
(iv)in paragraph 28, sub-paragraph (1), so far as it relates to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), and those sub-paragraphs;
(v)paragraph 29;
(vi)paragraphs 32 and 33;
(vii)paragraph 35, so far as it relates to the provisions brought into force by sub-paragraph (viii);
(viii)paragraphs 36 and 45;
(ix)paragraphs 47 and 48;
(h)in Schedule 8 (voting and candidacy rights of EU citizens), paragraph 13.