Elections Act 2022

66 Extent

(1) This Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, subject to the following provisions of this section.

(2) In Part 1—

(a) the following provisions extend to England and Wales and Scotland only—

(i) paragraphs 2, 7, 18, 22, 24, 27 to 32, 34, 36 and 38 of Schedule 1, and section 1 so far as relating to those paragraphs;

(ii) section 3 and Schedule 3;

(iii) paragraphs 8 and 10 of Schedule 4, and section 6 so far as relating to those paragraphs;

(b) the following provisions extend to Northern Ireland only—

(i) paragraphs 3, 11, 17, 26, 35, 37 and 39 of Schedule 1, and section 1 so far as relating to those provisions;

(ii) paragraphs 9 and 11 of Schedule 4, and section 6 so far as relating to those paragraphs;

(iii) paragraphs 32, 33, 47 and 48 of Schedule 6, and section 12 so far as relating to those paragraphs;

(c) any amendment, repeal or revocation has the same extent as the enactment amended, repealed or revoked, except where contained in a provision for which a different extent is provided by this subsection.

(3) Any amendment, repeal or revocation made by any of the following provisions has the same extent in the United Kingdom as the enactment amended, repealed or revoked—

(a) Parts 3 and 4;

(b) Schedule 7;

(c) Parts 2 and 3 of Schedule 8;

(d) Schedule 10.

(4) In Part 1 of Schedule 8—

(a) the amendments made by paragraph 1(1) and (5) extend to England and Wales only;

(b) the amendments made by paragraph 1(2) to (4) and (7) to (12) extend to England and Wales and Northern Ireland only;

(c) the amendment made by paragraph 1(6) extends to Northern Ireland only.

(5) Subsections (1) and (2) of section 384 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (extent outside the United Kingdom) apply to the amendments of that Act made by paragraph 8 of Schedule 10 as those subsections apply to the provisions of that Act.