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Elections Act 2022

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?
Part 1 (Administration and Conduct of Elections)

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

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)

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

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)

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)

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

Section 60 (Regulations under this Part)

Section 61 (Meaning of "the Commission")

Yes Yes Yes Yes
Part 7 (General)

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

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

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

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

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