UKPGA-2022-11 Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022 UK

writs of summons to attend the House of Lords, and

writs for parliamentary elections (see rule 3 in Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983).

the exercise or purported exercise of the powers referred to in section 2,

any decision or purported decision relating to those powers, or

the limits or extent of those powers.

In section 7 of the Succession to the Crown Act 1707 (preservation of prerogative powers), after “prorogue” insert “or dissolve”.

In section 51 of the Representation of the People Act 1867 (continuation of Parliament on demise of the Crown), after “prorogued” insert “or dissolved”.

In section 6 of the Regency Act 1937 (power to delegate royal functions to Counsellors of State), in subsection (1), after “power” insert “to dissolve Parliament otherwise than on the express instructions of the Sovereign, or”.

The Representation of the People Act 1983 is amended as follows.

In section 28 (discharge of returning officer’s functions in England and Wales), after subsection (3) insert—

In section 76ZA (limitation of pre-candidacy election expenses for certain general elections), in subsection (3)(a), omit “or after”.

In section 95 (schools and rooms for parliamentary election meetings), after subsection (1) insert—

in the entry relating to “Issue of writ”, in the second column, omit “by section 3(1) of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011”;

for the entry relating to “Publication of notice of election” substitute—;

in the entry relating to “Delivery of nomination papers”—

in the entry relating to “Polling”, in the second column, for “day determined under section 1 of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 or appointed under section 2(7) of that Act” substitute “19th day after the last day for delivery of nomination papers”.

in paragraph (1), at the end insert “, and any such day is not to be treated as a day for the purpose of any proceedings in the Timetable up to the completion of the poll, nor is the returning officer obliged to proceed with the counting of the votes on such a day.”;

omit paragraphs (1A) and (1B);

in paragraph (2A), for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute “the day was not fixed or appointed as such before the dissolution of Parliament.”

after “proclamation” insert “dissolving Parliament or”;

omit “(see section 3(4) of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011)”.

for “(6)” substitute “(6A)”;

for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute “at any time between the dissolution of Parliament and the polling day for the next parliamentary general election (“the current election”),”.

The Scotland Act 1998 is amended as follows.

In section 2 (ordinary general elections), in subsection (2A)(a), omit “(other than an early parliamentary general election)”.

In section 12A (power of the Secretary of State to make provision about the combination of polls)—

in subsection (1)—

omit subsections (2) and (3).

The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 is amended as follows.

In section 63 (weekly donation reports during general election period), in subsection (6)(a), omit “by section 3(1) of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011”.

in paragraph (a), for “first day of a qualifying regulated period” substitute “day that is the fourth anniversary of the day on which the Parliament then in existence first met”;

in paragraph (b), omit “(or the last day) during that qualifying regulated period”.

In Schedule 9 (limits on campaign expenditure)—

in paragraph 1(3)(a), omit “by section 3(1) of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011”;

in paragraph 9(6)(b), omit “by section 3(1) of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011”.

In Schedule 10 (limits on controlled expenditure)—

in paragraph 1(2)(a), omit “by section 3(1) of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011”;

in paragraph 9(6)(b), omit “by section 3(1) of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011”.

The Government of Wales Act 2006 is amended as follows.

In section 3 (ordinary general elections), in subsection (1A)(a), omit “(other than an early parliamentary general election)”.

In section 13A (power of the Secretary of State to make provision about the combination of polls)—

in subsection (1)—

omit subsections (2) and (3).

In section 96A of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (review of benefit cap)—

in subsection (1), for “in each Parliament” substitute “every five years”;

omit subsection (9).

In section 14 of the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (extension of timetable for parliamentary elections), omit subsection (1) (amendment of section 3 of Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011).

In section 1 of the Wales Act 2014 (frequency of Assembly ordinary general elections), omit subsection (2) (amendment of section 5 of Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011).

The Recall of MPs Act 2015 is amended as follows.

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The Early Parliamentary General Election Act 2019 is repealed.

In section 3 of Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020 (power to change date of referendum if UK election on same date)—

in subsection (2), after “UK” insert “parliamentary general”;

in subsection (7), omit the definition of “date of a UK election”.

In regulation 98 of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 (supply of free copy of full register for electoral purposes and restrictions on use), in paragraph (5)(a)(i), omit “in accordance with section 3(1) of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011”.

In regulation 97 of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (supply of free copy of full register for electoral purposes and restrictions on use), in paragraph (4)(a)(i), omit “in accordance with section 3(1) of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011”.