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SCHEDULE 5U.K. Repeals

ChapterShort titleExtent of repeal
1797 c. 127.The Meeting of Parliament Act 1797.Sections 3 to 5.
7 & 8 Geo. 5. c. 64.The Representation of the People Act 1918.The whole Act, so far as otherwise unrepealed.
5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. x.The City of London (Various Powers) Act 1957.In section 8(1), the words from “section 32” to “(proxies at local government elections)”.
1972 c. 70.The Local Government Act 1972.In section 243(3), the words “of election or” in the second place where they occur and the words “as the case may be”.
1983 c. 2.The Representation of the People Act 1983.In section 18, in subsection (2)(b) the words “in the case of a county constituency” and in subsection (6) paragraph (b) and the word “and” immediately preceding it.
Sections 19 to 22.
Sections 32 to 34.
Section 38.
Section 39(8).
In section 40(1), the words from “In this subsection” onwards.
In section 43(2)(b), the words “, or section 44(2)”.
Section 44.
In section 49, subsections (1)(d), (2)(c) and (3).
Section 51.
In section 52(2), the words “by the Secretary of State or, in Scotland”.
Section 53(2).
Section 55.
Section 56(1)(c) and (6).
In section 61, in subsection (1)(c) the words “or applies to vote by post”, in subsection (2)(d) the words “not being a service voter” and subsection (3)(c).
Section 76(3).
Section 103(2).
In section 104(b), the words “except section 103(2)”.
Section 106(4).
In section 108, subsection (3) and in subsection (4) the word “also”.
ChapterShort titleExtent of repeal
1983 c. 2. —cont.The Representation of the People Act 1983—cont.In section 124, in paragraph (a) the words “receiving the judges and” and paragraph (b).
In section 125, paragraph (a).
In section 126(3), the words “and Northern Ireland”.
In section 136, in subsection (4) the words from “not” to “notice”, subsection (5) and in subsection (7) the words “not exceeding five days”.
In section 140, subsection (5) and in subsection (7) the words from “and shall give” to the end of the subsection.
Section 141(3) and (4).
Section 142.
In section 148(4)(a) the words “(appointed with the Attorney General’s approval)”.
Section 156(2) to (4).
Section 160, in subsection (1) the words “and whether” to “indemnity” and subsection (2).
In section 161, the words from “whether” to “not”.
In section 162, the words from “whether” to “not”.
In section 163(1)(b), the words from “whether” to “not”.
Section 168(5) and (6).
In section 169, the words from “(including” to “court)”.
Sections 171 and 172.
In section 173(a), the words “on indictment or by an election court”.
In section 176, in subsection (1) the words from “whether” to “otherwise” and subsection (3).
In section 181, in subsection (3) the words from “with” to “approval”, from “of not” to “standing” and from “and” onwards and in subsection (6) the words from “so far” to “defendant”.
ChapterShort titleExtent of repeal
1983 c. 2.—cont.The Representation of the People Act 1983—cont.In section 187(1), the word “51(2)” and the word “district” in both places where it occurs.
Section 190.
In section 191(1)(a), the word “51(2)”.
Section 192.
In section 196, the words “or under section 156(2)”.
Section 199.
In section 202(1), the definition of “registration duties”.
In section 203(4)(a), the words from “and any” to “officer”.
In Schedule 1, rule 2(3).
In Schedule 1, in rule 5, in paragraph (1) the words “in the form in the Appendix” and paragraph (3).
In Schedule 1, in rule 23, paragraph (2)(c) and the word “and” immediately preceding it and paragraph (3).
In Schedule 1, rule 27.
In Schedule 1, in rule 40(1)(b) the words “named in the list of persons”.
In Schedule 1, in the Appendix of Forms, the form of notice of election.
In Schedule 2, paragraphs 5(4) and 9.
In Schedule 7, paragraphs 8 and 9.
In Schedule 8, in paragraph 3(a)(ii), the words from “section 32” to “(proxies at local government elections)” and paragraph 3(b) and (c).
1984 c. 60.The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.In Schedule 7, in Part I, in column 3 of the entry relating to the Representation of the People Act 1983, the words “In Schedule 1, paragraph 36”.

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