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1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Voter Identification Regulations 2022.

(2) This Part and regulation 14(6) come into force on the 22nd day after the day on which these Regulations are made.

(3) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), the remainder of these Regulations come into force on the 25th day after the day on which these Regulations are made.

(4) Regulations 38(2), 39(2) and 41 come into force on the first day on which a provision of Part 3 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021(1) comes into force, including where that provision is brought into force for a specified purpose or in relation to a specified area under section 90 of that Act.

(5) Regulation 40(2) and (3) comes into force at the end of 28th February 2023.

(6) The provisions listed in paragraph (7) do not apply in relation to—

(a)a parliamentary general election to which paragraph 18 of Schedule 1 to the Elections Act 2022(2) does not apply;

(b)a relevant election, petition or referendum, other than a parliamentary general election, in respect of which the qualifying date is on or before 3rd May 2023.

(7) The provisions are—

(a)Parts 6 to 8;

(b)in Part 9, regulations 38(4) to (8) and (11) and 39(4) to (8) and (11);

(c)Part 10.

(8) In paragraph (6)(b), “qualifying date”—

(a)where the relevant election, petition or referendum is a recall petition, means the beginning date of the signing period as specified in the public notice of petition given under regulation 14 of the 2016 Regulations(3);

(b)otherwise, means the date of poll as specified in the notice of election or referendum published in accordance with rule 5 of the elections rules.

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I1Reg. 1 in force at 13.1.2023, see reg. 1(2)

(3)

S.I. 2016/295, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

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