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

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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.

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