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Representation of the People Act 1867

1867 CHAPTER 102 30 and 31 Vict

An Act further to amend the Laws relating to the Representation of the People in England and Wales.

[15th August 1867]

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C1Preamble omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1893 (c. 14)

C2The Representation of the People Acts are modified by Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50, SIF 42), s. 20(2)(b) and (N.I.) by s. 10, Sch. 1 Pt. IV para. 24 of that Act

C3Act: s. 46(1)-(4) construed as part of the Representation of the People Acts (1.1.2007 for E.W.S., 1.7.2008 for N.I.) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 12), ss. 46(5), 77; S.I. 2006/3412, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 14(v) (with Sch. 2); S.I. 2008/1316, arts. 2(2), 4(s)

C4Act: power to modify conferred by Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), s. 4(4)(a) (with Sch. 11 para. 22) the amending provision coming into force immediately after "the 2007 election" (held on 3.5.2007) subject to s. 161(4)(5) of the amending Act, which provides for certain provisions to come into force for specified purposes immediately after the end of "the initial period" (which ended with the day of the first appointment of a First Minister on 25.5.2007) - see ss. 26, 161(4)(5) of the amending Act

C5Act: power to modify conferred by Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), s. 13(4)(5)(a) (with Sch. 11 para. 22) the amending provision coming into force immediately after "the 2007 election" (held on 3.5.2007) subject to s. 161(4)(5) of the amending Act, which provides for certain provisions to come into force for specified purposes immediately after the end of "the initial period" (which ended with the day of the first appointment of a First Minister on 25.5.2007) - see ss. 26, 161(4)(5) of the amending Act

C6Act: power to apply or incorporate (with modifications) conferred (15.9.2011) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), ss. 58(1)-(3)(7), 157(3)(a)

C7Act: power to apply or incorporate (with modifications) conferred (25.4.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), ss. 54(2)-(5), 157(1); S.I. 2012/1129, art. 2(b)

C8Act: power to apply (with modifications) conferred by 1998 c. 46, s. 12(4)(5) (as substituted (18.5.2017) by Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11), ss. 4(1), 72(4)(a); S.I. 2017/608, reg. 2(1)(b))

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This Act shall be cited for all purposes as “The Representation of the People Act 1867.”]

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F5Recital omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1893 (c. 14)

F7Words in s. 51 omitted (15.9.2011) by virtue of Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (c. 14), s. 7(2), Sch. para. 3 (with s. 6)

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