http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1147/schedule/2/paragraph/21/madeThe Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023enKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2024-10-09COUNCIL TAX, ENGLANDLOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLANDPOLICE, ENGLAND AND WALESREPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLETOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, ENGLANDThese Regulations make provision related to the implementation of section 3 (restriction of period for which person can apply for a postal vote) and section 6 (limit on the number of electors for whom a proxy can vote) of the Elections Act 2022 (c. 37) (“EA 2022”), as well as amending provisions related to the processing of applications for electoral registration under section 10ZC of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2) (“the 1983 Act”).SCHEDULE 2Transitional provisions and savingsPART 6Police and Crime Commissioner elections: general 21Questions for proxies at certain PCC elections 1

The amendments made by regulations 17(7) and 21(a) do not apply to an ongoing PCC election.

2

Sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) apply in respect of a relevant PCC election.

3

Rule 37 of Schedule 3 to the 2012 Order applies as if in the Table after paragraph (1)—

a

in entry 2 (proxies), in the column headed “Questions”—

i

after question (b) there were inserted—

ba

“Were you appointed as proxy on behalf of CD before 31st October 2023?” [R]

;

ii

in question (c), at the beginning there were inserted “If the person answers question (ba) in the affirmative:”;

b

in entry 3 (proxy for an elector with an anonymous entry), in the column headed “Questions”—

i

after question (b) there were inserted—

ba

“Were you appointed as proxy on behalf of the person whose number on the register of electors is (read out the number) before 31st October 2023?” [R]

;

ii

in question (c), at the beginning there were inserted “If the person answers question (ba) in the affirmative:”.

4

Schedule 1 to the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2021 applies as if for Part 2 there were substituted Part 2 as set out in Part 7 of this Schedule.

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