http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/50/crossheading/offences-as-to-declarations-etcRepresentation of the People Act 1985An Act to amend the law relating to parliamentary elections in the United Kingdom and local government elections in Great Britain, to provide for combining polls taken on the same date at such elections and elections to the Assembly of the European Communities, to extend the franchise at elections to that Assembly, to amend the law relating to the effect of the demise of the Crown on the summoning and duration of a new Parliament and to repeal section 21(3) of the Representation of the People Act 1918.1985-07-16texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-17Expert Participation2024-02-07 Offences as to declarations, <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation> Offences as to declarations, etc.121A person who makes a relevant declaration or a declaration purporting to be a relevant declarationawhen he knows that he is subject to a legal incapacity to vote at parliamentary elections (age apart), orbwhen he knows that it contains a statement which is false,is guilty of an offence.1AIn subsection (1) “relevant declaration” means—aan overseas elector’s declaration;ba renewal declaration (within the meaning given by section 1D(2)).2A person who attests an overseas elector’s declaration or a declaration purporting to be an overseas elector’s declaration when he knows—athat he is not authorised to attest such a declaration, orbthat it contains a statement which is false,is guilty of an offence.3A person who makes a statement which he knows to be false in any declaration or form used for any of the purposes of sections 5 to 9 of this Act or attests an application under section 6 or 7 of this Act when he knows that he is not authorised to do so or that it contains a statement which is false is guilty of an offence.4A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.S. 12 applied (E.W.S.) by S.I. 1986/2209, regs. 2, 3, 5(1)(6)–(8), Sch. 1 Pt. IIS. 12(3)(4) applied (with modifications) (25.4.1998) by S.I. 1998/1126, art. 6(1), Sch. 2S. 12 applied (with modifications) (1.8.2001) by S.I. 2001/2559, art. 3, Sch. 1S. 12(1)(2) applied with modifications (S.) by S.I. 1986/1111, regs. 2, 13(3)(4)(5), Sch. 3 Pt. IIS. 12(1)(2) applied with modifications (N.I.) by S.I. 1986/1091, regs. 2, 13(3)(4)(5), Sch. 3 Pt. IIS. 12(1)(2) applied with modifications (E.W.) by S.I. 1986/1081, regs. 2, 14(3)(4)(5), Sch. 3 Pt. IIS. 12(1)(2)(4) applied (with modifications) (16.2.2001) by S.I. 2001/341, reg. 13(4)(5), Sch. 4 Pt. IIS. 12(1)(2)(4) applied (with modifications) (16.2.2001) by S.I. 2001/400, reg. 13(3)(4), Sch. 4 Pt. IIS. 12(1)(2)(4) applied (with modifications) (N.I.) (1.7.2008) by The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1741), reg. 14(3)(5), Sch. 4S. 12(4) applied with modifications (E.W.) by S.I. 1986/1081, regs. 2, 14(3)(4)(5), Sch. 3 Pt. IIS. 12(3)(4) applied (with modifications) (31.7.1997) by 1997 c. 61, s. 3, Sch. 3 para. 13 Table 3S. 12(3)(4) applied (with modifications) (19.3.1998) by S.I. 1998/746, art. 12, Sch. 1 Table 3S. 12(3)(4) applied (with modifications) (22.5.1998) by S.I. 1998/1287, art. 3(1)(3), Sch. 1S. 12(3) applied (N.I.) by S.I. 1986/2250, regs. 2, 3, Sch. 1 Pt. IIIS. 12(3)(4) applied (with modifications) (1.8.2001) by S.I. 2001/2599, art. 3, Sch. 1 (as substituted (10.2.2009) by S.I. 2009/256, arts. 1(2), 3(1)(2), Sch. 1)S. 12(4) applied (N.I.) by S.I. 1986/2250, regs. 2, 3, Sch. 1 Pt. IIIS. 12(4) applied with modifications (S.) by S.I. 1986/1111, regs. 2, 13(3)(4)(5), Sch. 3 Pt. IIS. 12(4) applied with modifications (N.I.) by S.I. 1986/1091, regs. 2, 13(3)(4)(5), Sch. 3 Pt. IIS. 12(3)(4) applied (with modifications) (N.I.) (4.5.1996) by S.I. 1996/1220, art.3(1)(a)(b)(5)-(8), Sch. 1S. 12(1A) inserted (16.1.2024) by Elections Act 2022 (c. 37), s. 67(1), Sch. 7 para. 5(b) (with Sch. 7 para. 13); S.I. 2023/1405, reg. 2Words in s. 12(1) substituted (16.1.2024) by Elections Act 2022 (c. 37), s. 67(1), Sch. 7 para. 5(a) (with Sch. 7 para. 13); S.I. 2023/1405, reg. 2
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<Text>
S. 12 applied (E.W.S.) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/2209" id="c00766" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1986" Number="2209">S.I. 1986/2209</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00766" id="c00767" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/2209/regulation/2" SectionRef="regulation-2">regs. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00766" id="c00768" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/2209/regulation/3" SectionRef="regulation-3">3</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00766" id="c00769" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/2209/regulation/5/1/6" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/2209/regulation/5/1/8" Type="group" StartSectionRef="regulation-5-1-6" EndSectionRef="regulation-5-1-8">5(1)(6)–(8)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00766" id="c00770" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/2209/schedule/1/part/II" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-1-part-II">Sch. 1 Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 12(3)(4) applied (with modifications) (25.4.1998) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/1126" id="c00772" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1998" Number="1126">S.I. 1998/1126</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00772" id="c00773" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/1126/article/6/1" SectionRef="article-6-1">art. 6(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00772" id="c00774" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/1126/schedule/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-2">Sch. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c1039931" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 12 applied (with modifications) (1.8.2001) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2559" id="c00776" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2559">S.I. 2001/2559</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00776" id="c00777" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2559/article/3" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00776" id="c00778" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2559/schedule/1" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-1">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c1039932" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 12(1)(2) applied with modifications (S.) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/1111" id="c00780" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1986" Number="1111">S.I. 1986/1111</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00780" id="c00781" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/1111/regulation/2" SectionRef="regulation-2">regs. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00780" id="c00782" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/1111/regulation/13/3/4/5" SectionRef="regulation-13-3-4-5">13(3)(4)(5)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00780" id="c00783" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/1111/schedule/3/part/II" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-3-part-II">Sch. 3 Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c1039933" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 12(1)(2) applied with modifications (N.I.) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/1091" id="c00785" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1986" Number="1091">S.I. 1986/1091</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00785" id="c00786" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/1091/regulation/2" SectionRef="regulation-2">regs. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00785" id="c00787" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/1091/regulation/13/3/4/5" SectionRef="regulation-13-3-4-5">13(3)(4)(5)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00785" id="c00788" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/1091/schedule/3/part/II" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-3-part-II">Sch. 3 Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c1039934" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 12(1)(2) applied with modifications (E.W.) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/1081" id="c00790" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1986" Number="1081">S.I. 1986/1081</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00790" id="c00791" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/1081/regulation/2" SectionRef="regulation-2">regs. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00790" id="c00792" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/1081/regulation/14/3/4/5" SectionRef="regulation-14-3-4-5">14(3)(4)(5)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00790" id="c00793" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/1081/schedule/3/part/II" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-3-part-II">Sch. 3 Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c1039935" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 12(1)(2)(4) applied (with modifications) (16.2.2001) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/341" id="c00795" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="341">S.I. 2001/341</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00795" id="c00796" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/341/regulation/13/4/5" SectionRef="regulation-13-4-5">reg. 13(4)(5)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00795" id="c00797" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/341/schedule/4/part/II" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-4-part-II">Sch. 4 Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 12(1)(2)(4) applied (with modifications) (16.2.2001) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/400" id="c00799" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="400">S.I. 2001/400</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00799" id="c00800" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/400/regulation/13/3/4" SectionRef="regulation-13-3-4">reg. 13(3)(4)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00799" id="c00801" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/400/schedule/4/part/II" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-4-part-II">Sch. 4 Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c2006297" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 12(1)(2)(4) applied (with modifications) (N.I.) (1.7.2008) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/1741" id="c00803" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2008" Number="1741" Title="The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008">The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1741)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00803" id="c00804" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/1741/regulation/14/3/5" SectionRef="regulation-14-3-5">reg. 14(3)(5)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00803" id="c00805" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/1741/schedule/4" SectionRef="schedule-4" Operative="true">Sch. 4</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c1039940" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 12(4) applied with modifications (E.W.) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/1081" id="c00807" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1986" Number="1081">S.I. 1986/1081</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00807" id="c00808" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/1081/regulation/2" SectionRef="regulation-2">regs. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00807" id="c00809" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/1081/regulation/14/3/4/5" SectionRef="regulation-14-3-4-5">14(3)(4)(5)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00807" id="c00810" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/1081/schedule/3/part/II" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-3-part-II">Sch. 3 Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 12(3)(4) applied (with modifications) (31.7.1997) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/61" id="c00812" Year="1997" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="61">1997 c. 61</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00812" id="c00813" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/61/section/3" SectionRef="section-3">s. 3</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00812" id="c00814" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/61/schedule/3/paragraph/13" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-3-paragraph-13">Sch. 3 para. 13</CitationSubRef>
Table 3
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 12(3)(4) applied (with modifications) (19.3.1998) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/746" id="c00816" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1998" Number="746">S.I. 1998/746</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00816" id="c00817" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/746/article/12" SectionRef="article-12">art. 12</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00816" id="c00818" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/746/schedule/1" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-1">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef>
Table 3
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 12(3)(4) applied (with modifications) (22.5.1998) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/1287" id="c00820" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1998" Number="1287">S.I. 1998/1287</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00820" id="c00821" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/1287/article/3/1/3" SectionRef="article-3-1-3">art. 3(1)(3)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00820" id="c00822" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1998/1287/schedule/1" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-1">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c1039941" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 12(3) applied (N.I.) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/2250" id="c00824" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1986" Number="2250">S.I. 1986/2250</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00824" id="c00825" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/2250/regulation/2" SectionRef="regulation-2">regs. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00824" id="c00826" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/2250/regulation/3" SectionRef="regulation-3">3</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00824" id="c00827" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/2250/schedule/1/part/III" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-1-part-III">Sch. 1 Pt. III</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c2014909" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 12(3)(4) applied (with modifications) (1.8.2001) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2599" id="c00829" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="2599">S.I. 2001/2599</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00829" id="c00830" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2599/article/3" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00829" id="c00831" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/2599/schedule/1" SectionRef="schedule-1">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef>
(as substituted (10.2.2009) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/256" id="c00832" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="256">S.I. 2009/256</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00832" id="c00833" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/256/article/1/2" SectionRef="article-1-2">arts. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00832" id="c00834" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/256/article/3/1/2" SectionRef="article-3-1-2">3(1)(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00832" id="c00835" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/256/schedule/1" SectionRef="schedule-1" Operative="true">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c1039942" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 12(4) applied (N.I.) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/2250" id="c00837" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1986" Number="2250">S.I. 1986/2250</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00837" id="c00838" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/2250/regulation/2" SectionRef="regulation-2">regs. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00837" id="c00839" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/2250/regulation/3" SectionRef="regulation-3">3</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00837" id="c00840" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/2250/schedule/1/part/III" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-1-part-III">Sch. 1 Pt. III</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c1039943" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 12(4) applied with modifications (S.) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/1111" id="c00842" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1986" Number="1111">S.I. 1986/1111</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00842" id="c00843" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/1111/regulation/2" SectionRef="regulation-2">regs. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00842" id="c00844" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/1111/regulation/13/3/4/5" SectionRef="regulation-13-3-4-5">13(3)(4)(5)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00842" id="c00845" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/1111/schedule/3/part/II" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-3-part-II">Sch. 3 Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c1039944" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 12(4) applied with modifications (N.I.) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/1091" id="c00847" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1986" Number="1091">S.I. 1986/1091</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00847" id="c00848" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/1091/regulation/2" SectionRef="regulation-2">regs. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00847" id="c00849" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/1091/regulation/13/3/4/5" SectionRef="regulation-13-3-4-5">13(3)(4)(5)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00847" id="c00850" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/1091/schedule/3/part/II" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-3-part-II">Sch. 3 Pt. II</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
<Para>
<Text>
S. 12(3)(4) applied (with modifications) (N.I.) (4.5.1996) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/1220" id="c00852" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1996" Number="1220">S.I. 1996/1220</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00852" id="c00853" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/1220/article/3/1/a/b/5" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/1220/article/3/1/a/b/8" Type="group" StartSectionRef="article-3-1-a-b-5" EndSectionRef="article-3-1-a-b-8">art.3(1)(a)(b)(5)-(8)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00852" id="c00854" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1996/1220/schedule/1" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-1">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-dd824e304c4054ffd5107d91842d91e5" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 12(1A) inserted (16.1.2024) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/37" id="ca0ogqwa5-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2022" Number="37" Title="Elections Act 2022">Elections Act 2022 (c. 37)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ca0ogqwa5-00007" id="ca0ogqwa5-00008" SectionRef="section-67-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/37/section/67/1">s. 67(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ca0ogqwa5-00007" id="ca0ogqwa5-00009" SectionRef="schedule-7-paragraph-5-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/37/schedule/7/paragraph/5/b" Operative="true">Sch. 7 para. 5(b)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ca0ogqwa5-00007" id="ca0ogqwa5-00010" SectionRef="schedule-7-paragraph-13" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/37/schedule/7/paragraph/13">Sch. 7 para. 13</CitationSubRef>
);
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2023/1405" id="ca0ogqwa5-00011" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2023" Number="1405" Title="The Elections Act 2022 (Commencement No. 11, Transitional Provisions and Specified Day) and Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2023">S.I. 2023/1405</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ca0ogqwa5-00011" id="ca0ogqwa5-00012" SectionRef="regulation-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2023/1405/regulation/2">reg. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-ef853ca4ae1545767ded33626c860861" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in s. 12(1) substituted (16.1.2024) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/37" id="ca0ogqwa5-00019" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2022" Number="37" Title="Elections Act 2022">Elections Act 2022 (c. 37)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ca0ogqwa5-00019" id="ca0ogqwa5-00020" SectionRef="section-67-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/37/section/67/1">s. 67(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ca0ogqwa5-00019" id="ca0ogqwa5-00021" SectionRef="schedule-7-paragraph-5-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/37/schedule/7/paragraph/5/a" Operative="true">Sch. 7 para. 5(a)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ca0ogqwa5-00019" id="ca0ogqwa5-00022" SectionRef="schedule-7-paragraph-13" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/37/schedule/7/paragraph/13">Sch. 7 para. 13</CitationSubRef>
);
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2023/1405" id="ca0ogqwa5-00023" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2023" Number="1405" Title="The Elections Act 2022 (Commencement No. 11, Transitional Provisions and Specified Day) and Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2023">S.I. 2023/1405</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef CitationRef="ca0ogqwa5-00023" id="ca0ogqwa5-00024" SectionRef="regulation-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2023/1405/regulation/2">reg. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
</Commentaries>
</Legislation>