Correction Slip 1
These Regulations make provision related to the expansion of the franchise for parliamentary elections in respect of British citizens overseas by sections 1 to 1E of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50), as substituted by section 14 of the Elections Act 2022 (c. 37). These Regulations also make provision related to the change to be made to the franchise for local government electors in England by section 15 of the Elections Act 2022 (voting and candidacy rights of EU citizens) and provision related to absent voting arrangements at police and crime commissioner elections in Wales.
Lifecycle
Department
Made
18 Dec 2023
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Comes into force
TBC
Enabling power
A draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament in accordance with section 201(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, section 154(2)(b) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, sections 18(8) and 21(6) of the Recall of MPs Act 2015and paragraph 13(4) of Schedule 8 to the Elections Act 2022.
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