Preamble
SCHEDULE 1Enabling powers
These Regulations are made under the following powers—
sections 9B, 9C, 53 and 201(3) of, and rule 57 of Schedule 1 to, and paragraphs 2B, 3A, 3B, 5(1B), 5A, 7, 8, 8A, 9C, 10, 10B and 12 of Schedule 2 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983(1);
having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 202(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, sections 9B(1A), 10A(1)(a) and 13A(1)(a) of, and rules 24, 28, 55(1)(f) of Schedule 1 to, that Act(2); and
sections 6(1)(c) and (5), 7(3), 8(6) and (7) and 9(4), (7) and (8) of the Representation of the People Act 1985(3).
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SCHEDULE 2Forms
1983 c. 2. Sections 9B and 9C were inserted by section 10 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22); amended by paragraphs 7 and 8 of Schedule 4 to the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (c. 6); extended to Northern Ireland by article 2 of S.I. 2014/1116; and amended by article 3 of that instrument. Section 53 was amended by section 24 of, and paragraph 13 of Schedule 4 to, the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50); paragraph 13 of Schedule 1 and Part 1 of Schedule 7 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2); paragraph 109 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22); and paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (c. 6). Section 201(3) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2); and amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 21 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41). Rule 57 was amended by sections 31 and 41 of, and paragraph 95 of Schedule 1 to, the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22). Paragraphs 2B, 3B, 5(1B) and 8A of Schedule 2 were inserted by paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c.22) and extended to Northern Ireland by article 2 of the S.I. 2014/1116. Paragraph 3A of Schedule 2 was inserted by paragraph 24 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2). Paragraph 5A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 11 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50) and amended by paragraph 11 of Schedule 6 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2). Paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 was substituted by section 24 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50) and amended by paragraph 24 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2). Paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 was substituted by section 9 of the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2) and amended by paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22); the latter amendment was extended to Northern Ireland by article 3 of S.I. 2014/1116. Paragraph 10B of Schedule 2 was substituted by section 9 of the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2). Paragraph 12 of Schedule 2 was substituted by paragraph 11 of Schedule 6 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2) and amended by paragraph 94 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22).
Section 10A was inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2). Section 13A was inserted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2). Rule 24 was substituted by section 37 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22). Rule 28(3A) was inserted by paragraph 14 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22) and the amendment was extended to Northern Ireland by article 2 of S.I. 2014/1116; rule 28(3) was amended by paragraph 70 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22).
1985 c. 50. Sections 5 to 9 were repealed in respect of England, Scotland and Wales only by section 12 of, and Part 2 of Schedule 7 to, the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2). Sections 5 to 9 were amended in relation to Northern Ireland only by paragraphs 12 to 17 of Schedule 6 to, and by Part 3 of Schedule 7 to, the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2), and by article 6 of S.I. 2014/1116.