http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1147/schedule/2/paragraph/8/2023-10-31The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023enCOUNCIL TAX, ENGLANDLOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLANDPOLICE, ENGLAND AND WALESREPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLETOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, ENGLANDStatute Law Database2024-06-28Expert Participation2023-10-31 These 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 2 Transitional provisions and savings PART 3Local authority mayoral elections Questions for proxies at certain local authority mayoral elections 8 1 The amendments made by regulation 14(3) and (7) do not apply in respect of an ongoing local authority mayoral election. 2 Rule 35 of the mayoral election rules applies in respect of a relevant local authority mayoral election as if— a in the table following paragraph (1)— i in entry 2 (proxy), in the column headed “Question”— aa after question (b) there were inserted— ba At a mayoral election held in England: “Were you appointed as proxy on behalf of CD before 31st October 2023?” [R] ; bb in question (c), after “in Wales” there were inserted “in all cases, and at a mayoral election in England where the person answers question (ba) in the positive”; ii in entry 3 (proxy for an anonymous elector), in the column headed “Question”— aa after question (b) there were inserted— ba At a mayoral election held in England: “Were you appointed as proxy on behalf of the person whose number on the register of elections is (read out the number from the register) before 31st October 2023?” [R] ; bb in question (c), after “in Wales” there were inserted “in all cases, and at a mayoral election in England where the person answers question (ba) in the positive”; b in paragraph (2), after “3(a), (b)” there were inserted “, (ba)”. Sch. 2 para. 8(1) in force at 31.1.2024, see reg. 1(3)(i)Sch. 2 para. 8(2) in force at 31.10.2023, see reg. 1(2)
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