Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

Amendment to provision for supply of full register etc to certain councils and restrictions on use

19.—(1) Regulation 107 of the 2001 Regulations shall be amended as follows.

(2) For paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1) Paragraphs (2) to (5) of this regulation apply to—

(a) the local authority by which the registration officer was appointed, and

(b) a local authority whose area falls wholly or partly within the registration area of that local authority, other than a parish council or community council (within the meaning of paragraph (6)).”

(3) In paragraph (2) for “all of them” substitute “so much of them as relates to the area of the local authority concerned.”

(4) In paragraph (3) for “council”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “local authority”.

(5) In paragraph (4)—

(a) for “council”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “local authority”; and

(b) after sub-paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) for the purposes of a poll under section 116 (local polls) of the Local Government Act 2003(1), or”.

(6) In paragraph (5) for “section 270 of the Local Government Act 1972” substitute “section 116 of the Local Government Act 2003”.

(7) At the end of paragraph (8) insert “or for the purposes of a poll under section 116 (local polls) of the Local Government Act 2003”.

(1)

2003 c.26.