Elections Act 2022
Elections Act 2022 (2022 c. 37)
- Elections Act 2022 (2022 c. 37)
- Part 1 Administration and conduct of elections
- Voter identification, applications for postal and proxy votes, etc
- 1 Voter identification
- 2 Power to make regulations about registration, absent voting and other matters
- Postal and proxy voting
- 3 Restriction of period for which person can apply for postal vote
- 4 Handling of postal voting documents by political campaigners
- 5 Handing in postal voting documents
- 6 Limit on number of electors for whom a proxy can vote
- 7 Requirement of secrecy
- Undue influence
- 8 Undue influence
- Assistance with voting for persons with disabilities
- 9 Assistance with voting for persons with disabilities
- Nomination of candidates at parliamentary elections
- 10 Candidate nomination paper: commonly used names
- 11 Home address form: statement of local authority area
- Northern Ireland elections
- 12 Local elections and Assembly elections in Northern Ireland
- Voting system for elections for certain offices
- 13 Simple majority system to be used in elections for certain offices
- Elections for Mayor of London
- Elections for elected mayors of local authorities in England
- Elections for mayors of combined authority areas
- Elections for police and crime commissioners
- Part 2 Overseas electors and EU citizens
- Overseas electors
- 14 Extension of franchise for parliamentary elections: British citizens overseas
- Voting and candidacy rights of EU citizens
- 15 Voting and candidacy rights of EU citizens
- Part 3 The Electoral Commission
- Strategy and policy statement
- 16 Strategy and policy statement
- 17 Examination of duty to have regard to strategy and policy statement
- Membership of the Speaker’s Committee
- 18 Membership of the Speaker’s Committee
- Criminal proceedings
- 19 Criminal proceedings
- Part 4 Regulation of expenditure
- Notional expenditure of candidates and others
- 20 Notional expenditure: use of property etc on behalf of candidates and others
- 21 Codes of practice on expenses
- 22 Authorised persons not required to pay expenses through election agent
- Registration of parties etc
- 23 Declaration of assets and liabilities to be provided on application for registration
- 24 Prohibition on entities being registered political parties and recognised third parties at same time
- 25 Section 24: transitional provision
- Controlled expenditure etc
- 26 Restriction on which third parties may incur controlled expenditure
- 27 Third parties capable of giving notification for purposes of Part 6 of PPERA
- 28 Recognised third parties: changes to existing limits etc
- 29 Code of practice on controls relating to third parties
- Part 5 Disqualification of offenders for holding elective office etc
- 30 Disqualification orders
- 31 Vacation of office etc
- 32 Candidates etc
- 33 Holders of relevant elective offices
- 34 Campaigners
- 35 Election etc of a person to the House of Commons who is subject to a disqualification order
- 36 Power to amend Schedule 9
- 37 Interpretation of Part
- 38 Minor and consequential amendments
- Part 6 Information to be included with electronic material
- Definitions
- 39 Definitions relating to electronic material and publication
- 40 Definitions relating to parties etc
- Requirements
- 41 Requirement to include information with electronic material
- 42 Electronic material to which section 41 applies: paid-for material
- 43 Purposes referred to in section 42
- 44 Electronic material to which section 41 applies: other electronic material
- 45 Purposes referred to in section 44
- 46 Electronic material relating to more than one candidate or future candidate
- 47 Exceptions to section 41
- Enforcement
- 48 Offence of breaching section 41
- 49 Order to take down electronic material in breach of section 41
- 50 Enforcement by the Commission
- 51 Notice to take down electronic material in breach of section 41
- 52 Further provision about notice under section 51
- 53 Supply of information
- Supplementary
- 54 Guidance
- 55 Information in Commission’s annual report
- 56 Notices
- 57 Proceedings for an offence under this Part
- 58 Offences committed by bodies corporate
- 59 Offences committed by unincorporated associations etc
- 60 Regulations under this Part
- 61 Meaning of “the Commission”
- Part 7 General
- 62 Review of operation of Act
- 63 Power to amend references to subordinate legislation etc
- 64 Financial provisions
- 65 Interpretation etc
- 66 Extent
- 67 Commencement
- 68 Short title
- Schedules
- Schedule 1 Voter identification
- Amendments of RPA 1983
- Extension of Northern Ireland voter identification provisions to Great Britain
- Consequential repeals
- Schedule 2 Power to make regulations about registration, absent voting and other matters
- Amendments to the Representation of the People Act 1983
- Power to remove signature requirements
- Power to make provision about unique reference numbers: elections in Northern Ireland
- Consequential repeals
- Schedule 3 Restriction of period for which person can apply for postal vote
- Representation of the People Act 2000
- Transitional provision
- Schedule 4 Proxy voting: limits and transitional provision
- Representation of the People Act 1983
- Representation of the People Act 1985
- Representation of the People Act 2000
- Termination of certain proxy appointments on the specified day
- Termination of applications for certain proxy appointments on the specified day
- Schedule 5 Undue influence: further provision
- Local Government Act 1972
- Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972
- Representation of the People Act 1983
- Greater London Authority Act 1999
- Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009
- Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
- Schedule 6 Local elections in Northern Ireland and elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly
- Part 1 Local elections in Northern Ireland
- Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962
- Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 1985
- Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989
- Elections Act 2001
- Transitional provisions relating to proxy voting
- Consequential repeals
- Part 2 Elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly
- Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) Order 2001
- Transitional provisions relating to proxy voting
- Schedule 7 Overseas electors
- Part 1 Minor and consequential amendments
- Representation of the People Act 1983
- Representation of the People Act 1985
- Finance Act 1996
- Income Tax Act 2007
- Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010
- Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
- House of Lords Reform Act 2014
- Consequential repeals
- Part 2 Transitional provision
- Interpretation of Part
- Pre-commencement applications for registration in a register of parliamentary electors
- Overseas electors registered pursuant to pre-commencement applications
- Postal voting
- Power to make supplementary provision
- Promoting awareness of changes to overseas elector franchise
- Schedule 8 Voting and candidacy rights of EU citizens
- Part 1 Amendments to the Representation of the People Act 1983
- Part 2 Amendments in relation to certain local elections in England and Wales
- City of London (Various Powers) Act 1957
- Local Government Act 1972
- Greater London Authority Act 1999
- Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009
- Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
- Part 3 Amendments in relation to certain elections in Northern Ireland
- Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962
- Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972
- Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989
- Northern Ireland Act 1998
- Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) Order 2001
- Part 4 Transitional provision etc
- Holders of elected offices
- Power to make transitional and saving provision
- Schedule 9 Offences for purposes of Part 5
- Part 1 Common law offences
- Offences under the law of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
- Offences under the law of England and Wales and Northern Ireland
- Offences under the law of Scotland
- Offences under the law of Northern Ireland
- Part 2 Statutory offences
- Offences against the Person Act 1861
- Explosive Substances Act 1883
- Theft Act 1968
- Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969
- Criminal Damage Act 1971
- Protection from Eviction Act 1977
- Criminal Law Act 1977
- Criminal Damage (Northern Ireland) Order 1977
- Rent (Northern Ireland) Order 1978
- Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981
- Taking of Hostages Act 1982
- Rent (Scotland) Act 1984
- Public Order Act 1986
- Public Order (Northern Ireland) Order 1987
- Criminal Justice Act 1988
- Malicious Communications Act 1988
- Malicious Communications (Northern Ireland) Order 1988
- Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
- Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
- Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995
- Protection from Harassment Act 1997
- Protection from Harassment (Northern Ireland) Order 1997
- Crime and Disorder Act 1998
- Communications Act 2003
- Sexual Offences Act 2003
- Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008
- Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 9)
- Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13)
- Serious Crime Act 2015
- Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 (asp 14)
- Online Safety Act 2023
- Part 3 Inchoate offences
- Schedule 10 Disqualification orders: minor and consequential amendments
- Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962
- Local Government Act 1972
- Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972
- Representation of the People Act 1983
- Northern Ireland Act 1998
- Greater London Authority Act 1999
- Government of Wales Act 2006
- Armed Forces Act 2006
- Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
- Sentencing Act 2020
- Schedule 11 Illegal practices
- Candidates etc at parliamentary, Northern Ireland Assembly and local elections
- Candidates etc at elections to the Scottish Parliament
- Candidates etc at elections to Senedd Cymru
- Candidates etc at local elections in Scotland
- Candidates etc at local elections in Northern Ireland
- Candidates at police and crime commissioner elections
- MPs and recall petitions
- Schedule 12 Supply of information etc
- Supply of information etc
- Court order for disclosure of information etc
- Power to make copies and records
- Authorisation to be in writing
- Legal professional privilege
- Admissibility of information
- Application of restrictions on disclosure
- Meaning of “relevant enforcer”
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