PART 1 GENERAL

Application

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).