27.—(1) The amendments made by regulations 5 to 7, 13, 14, 19, 20(a)(ii) and (iii) and (b), 22 and 23 do not apply in relation to an application to which paragraph 13 of Schedule 7 to the Elections Act 2022 (pre-commencement applications for registration as an overseas elector)(1) applies.
(2) Paragraph (3) applies in relation to a person to whom paragraph 14(1) of Schedule 7 to the Elections Act 2022 (overseas electors registered pursuant to pre-commencement applications) applies.
(3) Regulation 23A(4) of the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008 (as inserted by regulation 8 above) is to be read as if for the definition of “relevant period” there were substituted the definition of “relevant period” in regulation 26(3) of those Regulations(2).
28.—(1) The amendments made by regulations 10, 11 and 15 do not apply in relation to an application under section 10A(1) of the 1983 Act (maintenance of the registers: registration of electors in Northern Ireland) made before the day on which these Regulations come into force.
(2) The amendments made by regulation 17 do not apply in relation to an application under section 9B(1)(a) or (b) of the 1983 Act (anonymous registration)(3) made before the day on which these Regulations come into force.
(3) The amendments made by regulation 18 do not apply in relation to an application under section 10A(1) or (4) of the 1983 Act made before the day on which these Regulations come into force.
Regulation 26(3) was amended by S.I. 2010/882.
Section 9B was inserted by section 10(1) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22) and extended to Northern Ireland by S.I. 2014/1116. Subsection (1) was substituted by paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 4 to the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (c. 6).