Annex A - Territorial extent and application in the United Kingdom
| Provision | Extends to E & W and applies to England? | Extends to E & W and applies to Wales? | Extends and applies to Scotland? | Extends and applies to Northern Ireland? |
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| Part 1 (Administration and Conduct of Elections) | ||||
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Section 1 (Voter identification) Section 2 (Power to make regulations about registration, absent voting, etc) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Section 3 (Restriction of period for which person can apply for postal vote) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Section 4 (Handling of postal voting documents by political campaigners) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Section 5 (Handing in postal voting documents) | In part | In part | In part | In part |
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Section 6 (Limit on number of electors for whom a proxy can vote) Section 7 (Requirement of secrecy) Section 8 (Undue influence) Section 9 (Assistance with voting for persons with disabilities) Section 10 (Candidate nomination paper: commonly used names) Section 11 (Home address form: statement of local authority area) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Section 12 (Local elections and Assembly elections in Northern Ireland) | No | No | No | Yes |
| Section 13 (Simple majority system to be used in elections for certain offices) | Yes | In part | No | No |
| Part 2 (Overseas electors and EU citizens) | ||||
| Section 14 (Extension of franchise for parliamentary elections: British citizens overseas) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Section 15 (Voting and candidacy rights of EU citizens) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Part 3 (The Electoral Commission) | ||||
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Section 16 (Strategy and policy statement) Section 17 (Examination of duty to have regard to strategy and policy statement) Section 18 (Membership of the Speaker’s Committee) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Section 19 (Criminal proceedings) | Yes | Yes | In part | Yes |
| Part 4 (Regulation of expenditure) | ||||
| Section 20 (Notional expenditure: use of property etc on behalf of candidates and others) | In part | In part | In part | Yes |
| Section 21 (Codes of practice on expenses) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Section 22 (Authorised persons not required to pay expenses through election agent) | In part | In part | In part | In part |
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Section 23 (Declaration of assets and liabilities to be provided on application for registration) Section 24 (Prohibition on entities being registered political parties and recognised third parties at same time) Section 25 (Section 24: transitional provision) Section 26 (Restriction on which third parties may incur controlled expenditure) Section 27 (Third parties capable of giving notification for purposes of Part 6 of PPERA) Section 28 (Recognised third parties: changes to existing limits etc) Section 29 (code of practice on controls relating to third parties) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Part 5 (Disqualification of offenders for holding elective office etc) | ||||
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Section 30 (Disqualification orders) Section 31 (Vacation of office etc) Section 32 (Candidates etc) Section 33 (Holders of relevant elective offices) Section 34 (Campaigners) Section 35 (Election etc of a person to the House of Commons who is subject to a disqualification order) Section 36 (Power to amend Schedule 9) Section 37 (Interpretation of Part) Section 38 (Minor and consequential amendments) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Part 6 (Information to be included with electronic material) | ||||
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Section 39 (Definitions relating to electronic material and publication) Section 40 (Definitions relating to parties etc) Section 41 (Requirement to include information with electronic material) Section 42 (Electronic material to which section 41 applies: paid-for material) Section 43 (Purposes referred to in section 42) Section 44 (Electronic material to which section 41 applies: other electronic material) Section 45 (Purposes referred to in section 44) Section 46 (Electronic material relating to more than one candidate or future candidate) Section 47 (Exceptions to section 41) Section 48 (Offence of breaching section 41) Section 49 (Order to take down electronic material in breach of section 41) Section 50 (Enforcement by the Commission) Section 51 (Notice to take down electronic material in breach of section 41) Section 52 (Further provision about notice under section 51) Section 53 (Supply of information) Section 54 (Guidance) Section 55 (Information in Commission’s annual report) Section 56 (Notices) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Section 57 (Proceedings for an offence under this Part) | In part | In part | In part | In part |
| Section 58 (Offences committed by bodies corporate) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Section 59 (Offences committed by unincorporated associations etc.) | In part | In part | In part | In part |
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Section 60 (Regulations under this Part) Section 61 (Meaning of "the Commission") |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Part 7 (General) | ||||
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Section 62 (Review of operation of Act) Section 63 (Power to amend references to subordinate legislation etc) Section 64 (Financial provisions) Section 65 (Interpretation etc) Section 66 (Extent) Section 67 (Commencement) Section 68 (Short title) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Schedule 1 (Voter identification) Schedule 2 (Power to make regulations about registration, absent voting and other matters |
In part | In part | In part | In part |
| Schedule 3 (Restriction of period for which person can apply for postal vote) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
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Schedule 4 (Proxy voting: limits and transitional provision) Schedule 5 (Undue influence: further provision) |
In part | In part | In part | In part |
| Schedule 6 (Local elections in Northern Ireland and elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly) | No | No | No | Yes |
| Schedule 7 (Overseas electors) | Yes | Yes | Yes | In part |
| Schedule 8 (Voting and candidacy rights of EU citizens) | In part | In part | No | In part |
| Schedule 9 (Offences for purposes of Part 5) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Schedule 10 (Disqualification orders: minor and consequential amendments) Schedule 11 (Illegal practices) |
In part | In part | In part | In part |
| Schedule 12 (Supply of information etc) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
