Provisions coming into force on 29th December 20222

The following provisions of the Elections Act 2022 come into force on 29th December 2022—

a

section 9 (assistance with voting for persons with disabilities), so far as not already in force;

b

section 12 (local elections and Assembly elections in Northern Ireland), so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 6 brought into force by paragraph (c);

c

the following paragraphs of Schedule 6 (local elections in Northern Ireland and elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly)—

i

paragraphs 1 and 6, so far as those paragraphs relate to the provisions brought into force by sub-paragraphs (ii) to (iv);

ii

in paragraph 12—

aa

sub-paragraph (1), so far as it relates to the provisions brought into force by paragraphs (bb) to (dd);

bb

sub-paragraph (3);

cc

sub-paragraph (4), so far as not already in force;

dd

sub-paragraph (5);

iii

in paragraph 16—

aa

sub-paragraph (1), so far as it relates to the provision brought into force by paragraph (bb);

bb

sub-paragraphs (2) and (4);

iv

paragraph 22;

v

paragraph 34(b);

vi

paragraph 35, so far as it relates to the provision brought into force by sub-paragraph (vii);

vii

paragraph 46.