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2024 No. 665
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE, ENGLAND AND WALES
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE, NORTHERN IRELAND
The Representation of the People (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Made
20th May 2024
Coming into force
21st May 2024
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 53(1)(c) and (3) and 201(3) of, and paragraphs 1(2) and (2A), 3ZA(1)(a) and 3A(1)(a) of Schedule 2 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983(1).
The Secretary of State has consulted the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(e) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000(2).
A draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 201(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983(3).
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1983 c. 2. Section 53(3) was amended by paragraph 13 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50). Section 201(3) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2) and was amended by paragraph 6(7)(d) of Schedule 21 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41). Paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 2 was amended by paragraph 24 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 and paragraph 20 of Schedule 4 to the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (c. 6). Paragraph 1(2A) was inserted by section 2(2) of the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 and was amended by paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 2 to the Elections Act 2022 (c. 37). Paragraph 3ZA was inserted by section 2(3) of the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 and was amended by paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 2 to the Elections Act 2022. Paragraph 3A was inserted by paragraph 24 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 and substituted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to the Elections Act 2022.
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Section 201(2) was substituted by paragraph 69 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 and was amended by paragraph 6(7)(b) of Schedule 21 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000; by section 13 of the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (c. 13); by paragraph 1(9) of Schedule 8 to the Elections Act 2022; and by S.I. 1991/1728.
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