2020 No. 1032
The Representation of the People (Electoral Registers Publication Date) Regulations 2020
Made
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)
The Minister for the Cabinet Office makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 13(1)(a) and 201(1) and (3) of the Representation of the People Act 19831, and now vested in the Minister2.
The Minister for the Cabinet Office has consulted the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(e) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 20003.
In accordance with section 201(2) of the Representation of the People Act 19834, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement and extent1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Representation of the People (Electoral Registers Publication Date) Regulations 2020 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
2
These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.
Date for publication of revised registers for 20202
1
This regulation applies to the requirement under section 13(1)(a) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (“the 1983 Act”) for registration officers to publish, for 2020, revised versions of—
a
the registers maintained in respect of areas in England under section 9(1)(a) and (b) of the 1983 Act5;
b
the registers maintained in respect of areas in Wales or Scotland under section 9(1)(a) of that Act.
2
The date for the end of the period described in section 13(1)(a) of the 1983 Act, being the period during which the revised registers must be published, is 1st February 2021.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)