These Regulations may be cited as the Representation of the People (England and Wales) and the Representation of the People (Combination of Polls) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2007.

Subject to paragraph (3), these Regulations shall come into force on the fourteenth day after the day on which they are made.

These Regulations shall not have effect in relation to any election for which the date of poll specified in the notice of election issued in relation to that election is on or before 2 May 2007.

These Regulations do not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.