The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential Provision—Social Workers) Order 2012

Prospective

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

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

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

I1Sch. 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.