The Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

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1. Introductory Text

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   PART 1 Introduction

   1. 1. Citation, commencement, extent, transitional provisions and savings

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   PART 2 Overseas electors

   1. CHAPTER 1 Amendment of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001

      1. 2. Introduction to Chapter 1

      2. 3. Amendment of Part 1 (general, interpretation and miscellaneous)

      3. 4. Amendment of Part 2 (service and overseas electors’ declarations)

      4. 5. Amendment of Part 3 (registration)

      5. 6. Amendment of Part 4 (absent voters)

   2. CHAPTER 2 Amendment of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001

      1. 7. Introduction to Chapter 2

      2. 8. Amendment of Part 1 (general, interpretation and miscellaneous)

      3. 9. Amendment of Part 2 (service and overseas electors’ declarations)

      4. 10. Amendment of Part 3 (registration)

      5. 11. Amendment of Part 4 (absent voters)

   3. CHAPTER 3 Consequential amendments

      1. 12. Amendment of the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012

      2. 13. Amendment of the Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016

      3. 14. Amendment of the Voter Identification Regulations 2022

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   PART 3 Provisions related to the franchise change for EU citizens

   1. 15. Amendment of Part 3 of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001

   2. 16. Amendment of the Representation of the People (Franchise Amendment and Eligibility Review) Regulations 2023

   3. 17. Transitional provision for certain elections countermanded or abandoned etc. and re-run on or after 7th May 2024

   4. 18. Transitional provision for persons elected following a re-run election

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   PART 4 Police and Crime Commissioner elections in Wales

   1. 19. Amendment of the Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

6. Signature

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      SCHEDULE 1

      Enabling Powers

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      SCHEDULE 2

      Overseas electors: Transitional provisions and Savings

      1. 1. Interpretation

      2. 2. Savings for pre-commencement applications for registration

      3. 3. Transitional provision for overseas electors registered pursuant to pre-commencement applications

      4. 4. Limitation of certain postal signing entitlements held by overseas electors

8. Explanatory Note