The Representation of the People (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Amendment of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001

2.—(1) The Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3 (interpretation), in paragraph (1)—

(a) after the definition of “previous residence condition” insert—

““qualifying Commonwealth citizen” has the same meaning as in section 4(6) of the 1983 Act(2);”;

(b) for the definition of “relevant EU applicant” substitute—

““relevant EU applicant” means an applicant—

(a)

who is a citizen of a member State, and

(b)

who is not, or is not also—

(i)

a citizen of a member State listed in Schedule 6A to the 1983 Act(3),

(ii)

a qualifying Commonwealth citizen, or

(iii)

a citizen of the Republic of Ireland;”.

(3) Omit regulations 24(6), 24A(8) and 26B(12)(b).

(1)

S.I. 2001/341; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2013/3198, 2023/1150, 1406.

(2)

Section 4 was substituted by section 1(2) of the Representation of the People Act 2000.

(3)

Schedule 6A was inserted by paragraph 1(12) of Schedule 8 to the Elections Act 2022 (c. 37).