14Voluntary registration
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(1)A person may apply to the Clerk to be entered in the register as a voluntary registrant (unless the person is already an active registrant).
(2)The application must—
(a)be in such form as the Clerk may determine, and
(b)include the information mentioned in section 5 in relation to the applicant’s identity.
(3)The Clerk may—
(a)enter the applicant in the register, or
(b)refuse to enter the applicant in the register.
(4)The Clerk may—
(a)remove a voluntary registrant from the register if, following an application by the voluntary registrant or otherwise, the Clerk considers it appropriate to do so,
(b)update the register accordingly if a voluntary registrant is instead entered in the register as an active registrant.