Ballot Secrecy Act 2023
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<section xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" xmlns:uk="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/UK-AKN" xmlns:ukl="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" eId="section-2"><num>2</num><heading>Amendment of Northern Irela
<subsection xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" xmlns:uk="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/UK-AKN" xmlns:ukl="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" eId="section-2-1"><num>(1)</num><intro><p>In the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) <ref eId="c00001" hr
<level xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" xmlns:uk="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/UK-AKN" xmlns:ukl="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" class="para1" eId="section-2-1-a"><num>(a)</num><content><p><mod>in section 111, in subsection (2A), after para
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<subsection xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" xmlns:uk="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/UK-AKN" xmlns:ukl="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" xmlns:default="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" eId="section-2-2"><num>(2)</num><content><p><mod>In Schedule
<section xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" eId="section-3"><num>3</num><heading>Extent, commencement and short title</heading><subsection eId="section-3-1"><num>(1)</num><content><p>Section <ref href="#section-1">1</ref>, section <ref href="#section-2">2</ref><ref href="#secti
<subsection xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" eId="section-3-1"><num>(1)</num><content><p>Section <ref href="#section-1">1</ref>, section <ref href="#section-2">2</ref><ref href="#section-2-2">(2)</ref> and <ref href="#section-3">this section</ref> extend to England and Wales,
<subsection xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" eId="section-3-2"><num>(2)</num><content><p>Section <ref href="#section-2">2</ref><ref href="#section-2-1">(1)</ref> extends to Northern Ireland only.</p></content></subsection>
<subsection xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" eId="section-3-3"><num>(3)</num><content><p><ref href="#section-3">This section</ref> comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed.</p></content></subsection>
<subsection xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" eId="section-3-4"><num>(4)</num><content><p>The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day or days as the Secretary of State may, by regulations, appoint.</p></content></subsection>
<subsection xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" eId="section-3-5"><num>(5)</num><content><p>Regulations under <ref href="#section-3-4">subsection (4)</ref> may appoint different days for different purposes or areas.</p></content></subsection>
<subsection xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" eId="section-3-6"><num>(6)</num><content><p>The Secretary of State may, by regulations, make transitional, transitory or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act.</p></content></subsect
<subsection xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" eId="section-3-7"><num>(7)</num><content><p>Regulations under <ref href="#section-3-6">subsection (6)</ref> may make different provision for different purposes or areas.</p></content></subsection>
<subsection xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" eId="section-3-8"><num>(8)</num><content><p>Regulations under <ref href="#section-3">this section</ref> are to be made by statutory instrument.</p></content></subsection>
<subsection xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" eId="section-3-9"><num>(9)</num><content><p>This Act may be cited as the Ballot Secrecy Act 2023.</p></content></subsection>