Commencement
2.—(1) These Regulations, except regulation 4, shall come into force on the expiry of seven days after the day on which they are made but regulation 5 shall not apply to an election where the last day by which the notice of election must be published precedes the coming into force of these Regulations.
(2) Regulation 4 below shall come into force on the expiry of three months after the day on which these Regulations are made but that regulation shall not apply to an application for an absent vote which is received by the registration officer before the coming into force of that regulation.