PART 10Amendment of conduct rules for other elections, referendums and recall petitions

Amendment of Part 1 of Schedule 4 (application, with modification, of other Acts and subordinate legislation)65.

(1)

Part 1 of Schedule 4 (application, with modifications, of other Acts and subordinate legislation) is amended as follows.

(2)

In Table 1 (Representation of the People Act 1983), in the entry for section 61 (other voting offences), in the second column, after the text relating to subsections (2) to (4) insert—

“In subsection (6ZB), for “(2)(a)(i), (2A)(a) to (c), (3)(a)(i) and (3A)(a) to (c)” substitute “(2)(a) and (3)(a)”.”.

(3)

In Table 6 (Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001)—

(a)

in the entry for regulation 55A, in the first column, at the end insert “: grounds relating to occupation, service or employment”;

(b)

after that entry insert—

“Regulation 55B (additional requirements for application for an emergency proxy vote in respect of a particular election: grounds relating to voter identification)”;

(c)

for the entry for regulation 56 substitute—

“Regulation 56 (closing dates for applications)

In paragraphs (1) to (3A), after “election” in each place insert “or referendum”.

In paragraph (3D), after “election” in the second and third places it occurs insert “or referendum”.

In paragraphs (4) to (5A) and (7)(b), after “election” in each place insert “or referendum”.

Regulation 56A (grounds relating to voter identification)

In paragraph (3)—

in sub-paragraph (a), after “election” in the second place it occurs insert “or referendum”;

in sub-paragraph (b)(i) and (ii), after “election” insert “or referendum”.

In paragraph (6)—

in sub-paragraph (a), after “election” in the second place it occurs insert “or referendum”;

in sub-paragraph (b), after “election” in the first place it occurs insert “or referendum”.”.