The Representation of the People (Variation of Election Expenses and Exclusions) Regulations 2024

Statutory Instruments

2024 No. 428

Local Government, England

London Government

National Election Expenditure

Police, England And Wales

Political Parties

Representation Of The People

The Representation of the People (Variation of Election Expenses and Exclusions) Regulations 2024

Made

25th March 2024

Coming into force

26th March 2024

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations—

(a) considering it expedient in consequence of changes in the value of money, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 9HE(1)(a), (2)(c) and (3) of the Local Government Act 2000(1) (“LGA 2000”);

(b) otherwise, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 76(2A) of, and paragraph 15(1) of Schedule 4A to, the Representation of the People Act 1983(2) (“the 1983 Act”), section 105(2)(a) of the LGA 2000, paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 8 and paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 8A to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000(3) (“PPERA”), section 58(1)(a) and (2)(d) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011(4) (“PRSRA 2011”) and paragraph 16(1) of Schedule 7 to the Police and Crime Commissioners Elections Order 2012(5) (“the 2012 Order”).

The Secretary of State has consulted the Electoral Commission in accordance with paragraph 15(3)(b) of Schedule 4A to the 1983 Act, section 9HE(4) of the LGA 2000, section 7(1) and (2)(hc)(6) of, and paragraph 4(2)(b) of Schedule 8 and paragraph 4(2)(b) of Schedule 8A to, PPERA, and paragraph 16(3)(b) of Schedule 7 to the 2012 Order.

A draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament, in accordance with section 76(2B) of, and paragraph 15(2) of Schedule 4A to, the 1983 Act, section 105(6) of the LGA 2000(7), section 156(4)(j) and (ja) of PPERA(8), section 154(2)(b) of the PRSRA 2011, and paragraph 16(2) of Schedule 7 to the 2012 Order.

(1)

2000 c. 22. Section 9HE was inserted by the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), Schedule 2, paragraph 1 and was amended by S.I. 2013/2597, 2021/1265.

(2)

1983 c. 2. Section 76(2A) was inserted by section 17 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29). Schedule 4A was inserted by section 27(5) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), and amended by S.I. 2019/352, 2020/1320 (W. 291).

(3)

2000 c. 41. Schedule 8A was inserted by Schedule 3 to the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (c. 4).

(4)

2011 c. 13, amended by S.I. 2021/1265.

(5)

S.I. 2012/1917; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2020/190, 2021/1265.

(6)

Paragraph (hc) was inserted by the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, Schedule 10, paragraph 11.

(7)

Section 105(6) was amended by the Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26), Schedule 3, paragraph 14, by the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), Schedule 3, paragraph 70 and Schedule 4, paragraph 52 and by S.I. 2018/644

(8)

Paragraph (ja) was inserted by the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (c. 4), section 26(13).