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2.—(1) These Regulations apply to the United Kingdom with the following exceptions.
(2) The following provisions apply to England and Wales and Scotland only—
(a)regulation 27 (signing procedure);
(b)regulation 51 (absent signing at any petition for a definite or an indefinite period);
(c)regulation 53 (absent signing at a particular petition);
(d)regulation 55 (absent signers lists);
(e)regulation 59 (the personal identifiers record);
(f)regulation 64 (additional requirements for applications for a proxy signature for a definite or indefinite period on the grounds of blindness or other disability);
(g)regulation 67 (additional provision concerning the requirement that an application for absent signing must be signed by the applicant);
(h)regulation 68 (additional requirements for applications for a proxy signature in respect of a particular petition);
(i)regulation 69 (additional requirements for applications for an emergency proxy signature in respect of a particular petition);
(j)regulation 71 (closing date for applications);
(k)regulation 83 (form of postal petition statement);
(l)regulation 94 (spoilt postal signing sheets);
(m)regulation 96 (lost postal signing sheets);
(n)regulation 106 (confirming receipt of postal signing statements);
(o)regulation 107 (procedure in relation to postal petition statements: personal identifier verification);
(p)regulation 110 (list of rejected postal signing sheets);
(q)regulation 111 (checking of lists of rejected postal signing sheets);
(r)regulation 115 (notification of a rejected postal petition statement);
(s)regulation 116 (requirement to provide fresh signature following rejection of a postal petition statement);
(t)regulation 127 (disturbances at petition meetings);
(u)paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 (supply of register).
(3) The following provisions apply to England and Wales and Northern Ireland only—
(a)regulation 44 (delivery of documents to the registration officer);
(b)regulation 45 (orders for production of documents);
(c)regulation 46 (retention of documents).
(4) The following provisions apply to England and Wales only—
(a)regulation 74 (appeals);
(b)Part 2 of Schedule 4 (the Election Petition Rules 1960).
(5) The following provisions apply to Northern Ireland only—
(a)regulation 28 (signing procedure);
(b)regulation 31 (refusal to deliver signing sheet);
(c)regulation 52 (absent signing at any petition for an indefinite period);
(d)regulation 54 (absent signing at a particular petition);
(e)regulation 56 (absent signers lists);
(f)regulation 65 (additional requirements for applications for a proxy signature for an indefinite period on grounds of blindness or other disability);
(g)regulation 70 (additional requirements for applications in respect of a particular petition);
(h)regulation 72 (closing date for applications);
(i)regulation 76 (appeals);
(j)regulation 84 (form of declaration of identity);
(k)regulation 95 (spoilt postal signing sheets);
(l)regulation 97 (lost postal signing sheets);
(m)regulation 105 (procedure in relation to declaration of identity).
(6) The following provisions apply to Scotland only—
(a)regulation 47 (retention and disposal of documents in Scotland);
(b)regulation 75 (appeals).
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 2 in force at 4.3.2016, see reg. 1