The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 No. 1147

PART 2 U.K. Amendment of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001

Amendment of Schedule 3 (forms) U.K.

6.  In Schedule 3 (forms)—

(a) in the arrangement of forms—

(i) in the entry for Form E, after “proxy paper” insert “(local government elections in Wales)”;

(ii) after that entry insert—

“Form E1: Proxy paper (parliamentary elections and local government elections in England)”;

(b) for Form A (official poll card to be sent to an elector voting in person) and Form B (official proxy poll card to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person) substitute the corresponding forms as set out in Schedule 3;

(c) in Form E—

(i) omit “Constituency”;

(ii) omit “*[” in the first place it occurs;

(iii) omit “]” in the first place it occurs;

(iv) omit “*[who qualifies as an overseas elector in respect of the above constituency]”;

(v) for “*[parliamentary] *[local government]” in both places it occurs substitute “local government”;

(vi) for “*[constituency] *[electoral area]” in both places it occurs substitute “electoral area”;

(vii) in the section titled “Your right to vote as proxy”, in paragraph (2), omit “parliamentary, or”;

(d) after Form E, insert new Form E1 as set out in Schedule 3.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 6(a) in force at 31.10.2023, see reg. 1(2)

I2 Reg. 6(b) in force at 31.1.2024, see reg. 1(3)(a)