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The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Introduction

    1. 1.Citation, commencement, extent, transitional provisions and savings

  3. PART 2 Amendment of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001

    1. 2.Introduction to Part 2

    2. 3.Amendment of Part 1 (general, interpretation and miscellaneous)

    3. 4.Amendment of Part 3 (registration)

    4. 5.Amendment of Part 4 (absent voters)

    5. 6.Amendment of Schedule 3 (forms)

  4. PART 3 Amendment of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001

    1. 7.Introduction to Part 3

    2. 8.Amendment of Part 1 (general, interpretation and miscellaneous)

    3. 9.Amendment of Part 3 (registration)

    4. 10.Amendment of Part 4 (absent voters)

    5. 11.Amendment of Schedule 3 (forms)

  5. PART 4 Other amendments

    1. 12.Amendment of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 1986

    2. 13.Amendment of the Representation of the People (Combination of Polls) (England and Wales) Regulations 2004

    3. 14.Amendment of the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007

    4. 15.The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2012

    5. 16.The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Council Tax Increases) (England) Regulations 2012

    6. 17.Amendment of the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012

    7. 18.Amendment of the Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) Regulations 2012

    8. 19.The Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016

    9. 20.Amendment of the Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017

    10. 21.Amendment of the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2021

    11. 22.Amendment of the Voter Identification Regulations 2022

  6. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Enabling Powers

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Transitional provisions and savings

      1. PART 1 Introduction

        1. 1.Interpretation

      2. PART 2 Provisions related to the 2001 Regulations and related to Parliamentary elections

        1. 2.Interpretation

        2. 3.Requirement to notify that postal vote entitlement is to end where entitlement altered by paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to EA 2022

        3. 4.Poll card forms for certain parliamentary elections

        4. 5.Proxy paper form for certain proxy appointments

        5. 6.Savings for certain parliamentary elections combined with other elections or referendums

      3. PART 3 Local authority mayoral elections

        1. 7.Interpretation

        2. 8.Questions for proxies at certain local authority mayoral elections

        3. 9.Poll card forms for certain local authority mayoral elections

      4. PART 4 Referendums under Part 1A of the Local Government Act 2000

        1. 10.Interpretation

        2. 11.Questions for proxies at certain referendums

        3. 12.Disapplication of amendments to the modifications of section 61 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 in respect of an ongoing referendum

        4. 13.Poll card forms for certain referendums

      5. PART 5 Referendums under Chapter 4ZA of Part 1 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992

        1. 14.Interpretation

        2. 15.Questions for proxies at certain referendums

        3. 16.Disapplication of amendments to the modifications of section 61 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 in respect of an ongoing referendum

        4. 17.Poll card forms for certain referendums

      6. PART 6 Police and Crime Commissioner elections: general

        1. 18.Interpretation

        2. 19.Proxy voting offences and restrictions for certain proxy appointments

        3. 20.Saving for certain postal and proxy voting entitlements at ongoing PCC elections in Wales

        4. 21.Questions for proxies at certain PCC elections

        5. 22.Proxy paper form for certain proxy appointments

        6. 23.Poll card forms for certain PCC elections

        7. 24.Termination of certain proxy appointments

        8. 25.Termination of applications for certain proxy appointments

        9. 26.Saving for certain proxy appointments at ongoing PCC elections

      7. PART 7 Police and Crime Commissioner Elections: Welsh form of statutory questions for elections held on or before 30th January 2024

      8. PART 8 Referendums under Schedule 4B to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

        1. 27.Interpretation

        2. 28.Questions for proxies at certain referendums

        3. 29.Disapplication of amendments to the modifications of section 61 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 in respect of an ongoing referendum

        4. 30.Poll card forms for certain referendum

      9. PART 9 Recall petitions

        1. 31.Interpretation

        2. 32.Questions for proxies at certain recall petitions

        3. 33.Limitation of certain pre-commencement postal signing entitlements

        4. 34.Proxy signing offences and restrictions for certain proxy appointments

        5. 35.Termination of certain proxy appointments

        6. 36.Termination of applications for certain proxy appointments

        7. 37.Official petition notice forms for certain recall petitions

        8. 38.Proxy paper form for certain proxy appointments

        9. 39.Saving for certain proxy appointments at ongoing recall petitions

      10. PART 10 Combined authority mayoral elections

        1. 40.Interpretation of Part 10

        2. 41.Questions for proxies at certain combined authority mayoral elections

        3. 42.Poll card forms for certain combined authority mayoral elections

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      New forms for the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      New forms for the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      New forms for the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007

      1. PART 1 Forms for use at a mayoral election in England where the poll is not taken together with another election or referendum

      2. PART 2 Forms for use at a mayoral election in England where the poll is taken together with another election or referendum

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      New forms for the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2012

      1. PART 1 Forms for use at a referendum where the poll is not taken together with another election or referendum

      2. PART 2 Forms for use at a referendum where the poll is taken together with another election or referendum

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      New forms for the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Council Tax Increases) (England) Regulations 2012

      1. PART 1 Forms for use at a referendum where the poll is not taken together with another election or referendum

      2. PART 2 Forms for use at a referendum where the poll is taken together with another election or referendum

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      New Forms for the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012

      1. PART 1 New proxy paper

      2. PART 2 New official poll card and official proxy poll card

    9. SCHEDULE 9

      New forms for the Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) Regulations 2012

      1. PART 1 Forms for use at a referendum where the poll is not taken together with another election or referendum

      2. PART 2 Forms for use at a referendum where the poll is taken together with another election or referendum

    10. SCHEDULE 10

      New forms for the Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016

      1. PART 1 United Kingdom forms

      2. PART 2 Northern Ireland forms

    11. SCHEDULE 11

      New forms for the Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017

      1. PART 1 Forms for use at an election where the poll is not taken together with another election or referendum

      2. PART 2 Forms for use at an election where the poll is taken together with another election or referendum

    12. SCHEDULE 12

      New Welsh form of words and Welsh and English forms for the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2021

      1. PART 1 New Part 2 of Schedule 1 (Welsh versions of forms of words)

      2. PART 2 New proxy paper, official poll card and official proxy poll card

  8. Explanatory Note

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