16(1)This paragraph applies where—U.K.
(a)before the commencement date, a person to whom paragraph 14 applies makes an application under paragraph 3(1) or 7(4)(a) of Schedule 4 to RPA 2000,
(b)the application is to vote by post (whether as elector or proxy) at parliamentary elections, and
(c)immediately before the commencement date the application has not been determined.
(2)The amendments made to Schedule 4 to RPA 2000 by Schedule 3 to this Act do not apply in relation to the determination of the application.
(3)Any grant of the application is to be for—
(a)the period ending on—
(i)the last day of the period of 12 months beginning with the date when the person’s entry in a register of parliamentary electors first takes effect, or
(ii)in a case where paragraph 14(3)(b) applies in relation to the person’s registration, the time referred to in that provision, or
(b)any shorter period specified in the application.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 7 para. 16 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 67(1)
I2Sch. 7 para. 16 in force at 16.1.2024 by S.I. 2023/1405, reg. 2 (with reg. 6)