Prospective

SCHEDULE U.K.Consequential amendments and other provision

Part 1 U.K.Amendments consequential on re-naming of Health Professions Order 2001

Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 U.K.

19.  In regulation 53 of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001(1) (additional requirements for application for a proxy vote for a definite or indefinite period on grounds of blindness or other disability)—

(a) in paragraph (2)(j), for “Health Professions Order 2001” substitute “Health and Social Work Professions Order 2001”, and

(b) in paragraph (3)(a), after sub-paragraph (ii) add—

“(iii) the person is a social worker who qualifies by virtue of sub-paragraph (j) of paragraph (2), and has arranged care or assistance for the applicant in respect of that disability; or”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. para. 19 in force at 1.8.2012, see art. 1(2)

(1)

S.I. 2001/341. The heading of regulation 53 was amended, and paragraphs (2) to (4) were substituted, by S.I. 2006/2910. Paragraph (2) was further amended by S.I. 2009/1182 and 2010/231.