18.—(1) This regulation applies where—
(a)a person (“P”) is duly elected at a re-run election described in regulation 17(1), and
(b)apart from this regulation, P would be disqualified from holding the office to which P has been elected as a result of the amendments made by paragraphs 3 to 5 of Schedule 8 to the Elections Act 2022.
(2) The amendments made by paragraphs 3 to 5 of Schedule 8 to the Elections Act 2022 do not affect P’s qualification to hold that office until the end of the term in that office which begins upon, or from a date determined by reference to, the date on which P was duly elected at the re-run election.