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.