Citation, commencement, extent and savings
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Representation of the People (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
(2) This regulation extends to England and Wales and Northern Ireland.
(3) Regulation 2 extends to England and Wales.
(4) Regulation 3 extends to Northern Ireland.
(5) The amendments made by regulations 2 and 3 do not apply to an application under section 10ZC(1)(a), 10A(1)(a) or 13A(1)(a) of the Representation of the People Act 1983(1) made before 7th May 2024.
Section 10ZC was inserted by section 1(1) of the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (c. 6). Section 10A was inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2) and amended by paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 to the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013. Section 13A was inserted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000.