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

9.—(1) Section 30 of EA 2022 does not have effect in relation to an offence which was committed before the day on which that section comes into force.

(2) An amendment made by the following provisions of Schedule 5 to EA 2022 does not have effect in relation to a person reported personally guilty or convicted of a corrupt practice in respect of activity that occurred before the day on which that provision comes into force—

(a) paragraphs 1, 2 and 3;

(b) paragraph 4(2)(a) and (3)(a) and (d);

(c) paragraphs 5, 6 and 7.

(3) The amendment made by paragraph 8 of Schedule 10 to EA 2022 does not have effect in relation to an offence which was committed before the day on which that paragraph comes into force.

(4) Where an offence is found to have been committed or activity found to have occurred—

(a) over a period of two or more days, or

(b) at some time during a period of two or more days,

it is to be taken for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (1) to (3) of this paragraph to have been committed or to have occurred on the last of those days.