PART 3 Modifications

7 Amendment of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001
1 The Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 are amended as follows.
S.I. 2001/341; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2006/2910, S.I. 2013/388 and S.I. 2013/591.
2 In regulation 53(5)(b) (additional requirements for applications for a proxy vote for a definite or indefinite period on grounds of severe sight-impairment or any other disability)—
(a) after “2011”, for “or” substitute “,”,
(b) after “Welfare Reform Act 2012”, insert—

“or the higher rate of the mobility component of disability assistance for children and young people (payable in accordance with regulations made under section 31 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018)”

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