The Representation of the People (Franchise Amendment and Eligibility Review) Regulations 2023

Statutory Instruments

2023 No. 1150

Local Government, England

Police, England And Wales

Representation Of The People, England And Wales

Town And Country Planning, England

The Representation of the People (Franchise Amendment and Eligibility Review) Regulations 2023

Made

25th October 2023

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 10ZC(3), 10ZE(4), 13(1), 53(1) and (3), and 201(3) of, and paragraphs 1(2) and (2A) and 3ZA(1) and (2) of Schedule 2 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983(1), by paragraph 16 of Schedule 4B to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990(2), and by sections 58(1), (5) and (6) and 154(5) (as extended by section 26(3) of the Welsh Language Act 1993(3)) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011(4).

The Secretary of State has consulted the Electoral Commission, in accordance with paragraph 16(5) of Schedule 4B to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, and section 7(1) and (2)(e) and (hc) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000(5).

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(6), section 333(3A) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990(7), and section 154(2) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.

(1)

1983 c. 2. Section 10ZC was inserted by section 1(1) of, and section 10ZE was inserted by paragraph 1 to Schedule 1 to, the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (c. 6) (“the 2013 Act”). Section 13 was substituted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2) (“the RPA 2000”), and subsection (1) was further substituted by section 5 of the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 33). See section 202(1) for the meaning of “prescribed” in section 13(1). Section 53(1) was amended by paragraph 13 of Schedule 1 to the RPA 2000 and by paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Elections Act 2022 (c. 37). 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 RPA 2000 and was amended by paragraph 6 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(2) of Schedule 1 to the RPA 2000 and by paragraph 20(2) of Schedule 4 to the 2013 Act. Paragraph 1(2A) was inserted by section 2(2) of the 2013 Act and was amended by paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 2 to the Elections Act 2022 (c. 37). Paragraph 3ZA was inserted by section 2 of the 2013 Act and amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the Elections Act 2022.

(2)

1990 c. 8. Schedule 4B was inserted by section 116 (2) of, and Schedule 10 to, the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20) and was amended by sections 140(1) and 141 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22) and by S.I. 2013/2597, 2018/1232, and 2021/1265. It is prospectively amended by section 7 of the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 (c. 20) from a date and time to be appointed.

(3)

1993 c. 38.

(4)

2011 c. 13. Section 58 was amended by S.I. 2015/1526, 2021/1265. Section 154(5) was amended by S.I. 2014/268, 2021/1265.

(5)

2000 c. 41. Section 7(2)(hc) was inserted by paragraph 11 of Schedule 10 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.

(6)

Section 201(2) was substituted by paragraph 69 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50) and was amended by paragraph 6(1) and (7)(b) of Schedule 21 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41); 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 (c. 37); and by S.I. 1991/1728.

(7)

Section 333(3A) was inserted by paragraph 22(3) of Schedule 12 to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20).