Statutory Instruments
2022 No. 1093 (C. 86)
Representation Of The People, England And Wales
Local Government, England And Wales
London Government
Police, England And Wales
The Elections Act 2022 (Commencement No. 3 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2022
Made
25th October 2022
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 67(1) and (4) of the Elections Act 2022( 1 ):
Citation and interpretation
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Elections Act 2022 (Commencement No. 3 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2022.
(2) In these Regulations “ the Act ” means the Elections Act 2022.
Provisions coming into force on 26th October 2022
2. Section 13 of the Act comes into force on 26th October 2022.
Saving provision
3. The amendments made by section 13 of the Act do not apply in relation to any election in respect of which the date of the poll specified in the notice of election is before the ordinary day of election in 2023( 2 ).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Andrew Stephenson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
25th October 2022
See section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2) for the meaning of “ordinary day of election”.