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

New regulation 69A (additional requirements: applications for an emergency proxy signature in respect of a particular petition on grounds relating to identification: England and Wales and Scotland) E+W+S

88.  After regulation 69 insert—

“Additional requirements: applications for an emergency proxy signature in respect of a particular petition on grounds relating to identification: England and Wales and Scotland

69A.— (1) Subject to paragraph (2), this regulation applies to an application under regulation 53(2) to which regulation 71(4A) applies.

(2) This regulation does not apply where—

(a) the application under regulation 53(2) includes an application under regulation 57(7), and

(b) regulation 63A(2) applies to that application under regulation 57(7).

(3) Where this regulation applies, the application under regulation 53(2) must (in addition to providing any other information required by this Chapter)—

(a) state that it is made on grounds relating to identification, and

(b) state which of the conditions set out in regulation 71A apply to the applicant.

(4) In paragraph (3)(a), “grounds relating to identification” has the meaning given in regulation 71A.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 88 in force at 16.1.2023, see reg. 1(3)