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Elections Act 2022, Paragraph 9 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

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9(1)This paragraph applies where—U.K.

(a)a proxy appointment is in force immediately before the day specified for the purposes of this paragraph (“the specified day”) as a result of an application made before the day on which the relevant provisions of this Schedule come into force, and

(b)the appointment has effect immediately before the specified day in relation to—

(i)parliamentary elections in Northern Ireland, or

(ii)a particular parliamentary election in Northern Ireland.

(2)On the specified day, the proxy appointment ceases to have effect as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(b).

(3)The Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland must, before the specified day, send the person who is entitled to vote by proxy by means of the proxy appointment—

(a)a notice informing the person that the appointment ceases to have effect as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(b) on the specified day (naming that day), and

(b)information about how to make a fresh application to vote by proxy.

(4)As soon as practicable after the specified day, the Chief Electoral Officer must alter the relevant absent voters’ records as necessary to reflect the change to the proxy appointment resulting from sub-paragraph (2).

(5)More than one day may be specified for the purposes of this paragraph if the relevant provisions come into force on different days (and in such a case references in this paragraph to the specified day and to the relevant provisions of this Schedule are to be construed accordingly).

(6)In this paragraph—

  • proxy appointment” means an appointment of a person to vote as proxy for another person;

  • relevant absent voters’ records” means the records kept under sections 6(3) and 9(6) and any lists under sections 7(4) and 9(9) of RPA 1985 which have not been published under regulation 66(3) of the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1741);

  • relevant provisions of this Schedule” means paragraphs 2(2) and 6(2);

  • RPA 1985” means the Representation of the People Act 1985;

  • specified” means specified by the Secretary of State in regulations made by statutory instrument.

Subordinate Legislation Made

P1Sch. 4 para. 9: 31.1.2024 specified for the purposes of Sch. 4 para. 9 by S.I. 2023/1145, reg. 6(4)(a)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 4 para. 9 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 67(1)

I2Sch. 4 para. 9 in force at 31.10.2023 by S.I. 2023/1145, reg. 2(f)(v) (with Sch. para. 7)

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