Representation of the People Act 1983

Delivery of documents to [F1 registration officer] U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 rule 55: words in heading substituted (1.1.2007 for E.W.S. and 14.5.2008 for N.I.) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 41(2), 77; S.I. 2006/3412, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 14(t) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 6, Sch. 2); S.I. 2008/1316, arts. 2, 3

55 (1) The returning officer shall then forward to the [F2 relevant registration officer] the following documents— U.K.

(a) the packets of ballot papers in his possession,

(b) the ballot paper accounts and the statements of rejected ballot papers and of the result of the verification of the ballot paper accounts,

(c) the tendered votes lists, [F3 the tendered postal votes lists,] the lists of [F4 voters with disabilities] assisted by companions, the lists of votes marked by the presiding officer and the related statements, [F5 the lists maintained under rule 41A,] and the declarations made by the companions of [F4 voters with disabilities],

[F6 (ca) the packets of the completed corresponding number lists,]

[F7 (cb) in the case of an election held in England and Wales or Scotland, the packet containing the completed ballot paper refusal list,]

(d) the packets of F8 . . . certificates as to employment on duty on the day of the poll,

(e) the packets containing marked copies of registers [F9 (including any marked copy notices issued under section 13B(3B) or (3D) of this Act)] and [F10 of the postal voters list, of lists of proxies and of the proxy postal voters list] ,

[F11 (f) such other documents relating to elections as are prescribed,]

endorsing on each packet a description of its contents, the date of the election to which they relate and the name of the constituency for which the election was held.

[F12 (1A) In this rule and in rules 56 and 57 references to the relevant registration officer are to—

(a) the registration officer of the local authority in whose area the constituency is situated, or

(b) if the constituency comprises any part of the area of more than one local authority, the registration officer of the local authority in whose area the greater or greatest (as the case may be) number of electors is registered.

[F13 (1B) Paragraph (1)(e) does not apply to an election for a constituency in Northern Ireland, but the returning officer shall endorse on each packet containing—

(a) marked copies of the registers,

(b) the postal voters list,

(c) the proxy postal voters list, and

(d) lists of proxies,

a description of its contents, the date of the election to which it relates and the name of the constituency for which the election was held.]]

(2) F14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) F14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4) F14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F15 (5) This rule applies in relation to Northern Ireland as if—

(a) paragraph (1)(c) included a reference to the lists maintained under rule 41B, and

(b) the reference in paragraph (1B)(a) to marked copies of the registers included any marked copy notices issued under section 13BA(9).]

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Sch. 1 rule 55(1) substituted (1.1.2007 for E.W.S. and 14.5.2008 for N.I.) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 41(3)(a), 77; S.I. 2006/3412, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 14(t) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 6, Sch. 2); S.I. 2008/1316, arts. 2, 3

F3 Words in Sch. 1 rule 55(1)(c) inserted (15.9.2014) by The Anonymous Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1116), arts. 1(1), 3(11)

F4 Words in rule 55(1)(c) substituted (16.2.2001) by 2000 c. 2, s. 13(1)(4); S.I. 2001/116, art. 2(1)

F5 Words in Sch. 1 rule 55(1)(c) inserted (E.W.S.) (1.1.2007) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 11(6), 77, Sch. 1 para. 40(a); S.I. 2006/3412, art. 3, Sch. 1 paras. 2, 12(b) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 6, Sch. 2)

F6 Sch. 1 rule 55(1)(ca) inserted (1.1.2007 for E.W.S. and 1.7.2008 for N.I.) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 31(6)(a), 77; S.I. 2006/3412, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 14(o) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 6, Sch. 2); S.I. 2008/1316, arts 2, 4

F7 Sch. 1 rule 55(1)(cb) inserted (E.W.S.) (16.1.2023) by Elections Act 2022 (c. 37), s. 67(1), Sch. 1 para. 28; S.I. 2022/1401, reg. 2(d)(xiii) (with reg. 3(1))

F8 Words in Sch. 1 rule 55(1)(d) repealed (1.1.2007 for E.W.S. and 1.7.2008 for N.I.) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 31(6)(b), 77, Sch. 2; S.I. 2006/3412, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 14(o)(aa)(cc)(v) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 6, Sch. 2); S.I. 2008/1316, arts 2, 4

F9 Words in Sch. 1 rule 55(1)(e) inserted (E.W.S.) (1.1.2007) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 11(6), 77, Sch. 1 para. 40(b); S.I. 2006/3412, art. 3, Sch. 1 paras. 2, 12(b) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 6, Sch. 2)

F10 Words in Sch. 1 rule 55(1)(e) substituted (1.1.2007 for E.W.S. and 1.7.2008 for N.I.) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 45(3)(a), 77; S.I. 2006/3412, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 14(u) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 6, Sch. 2); S.I. 2008/1316, arts 2, 4

F11 Sch. 1 rule 55(1)(f) inserted (1.1.2007 for E.W.S. and 1.7.2008 for N.I.) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 45(3)(b), 77; S.I. 2006/3412, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 14(u) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 6, Sch. 2); S.I. 2008/1316, arts 2, 4

F12 Sch. 1 rule 55(1A) inserted (1.1.2007 for E.W.S. and 14.5.2008 for N.I.) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 41(3)(b), 77; S.I. 2006/3412, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 14(t) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 6, Sch. 2); S.I. 2008/1316, arts. 2, 3

F13 Sch. 1 rule 55(1B) inserted (N.I.) (1.7.2008) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 47, 77, Sch. 1 para. 95(2); S.I. 2008/1316, arts 2, 5

F14 Sch. 1 rule 55(2)-(4) repealed (1.1.2007 for E.W.S. and 14.5.2008 for N.I) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 41(3)(c), 74(2), 77, Sch. 2; S.I. 2006/3412, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 14(t)(aa)(cc)(v) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 6, Sch. 2); S.I. 2008/1316, arts. 2, 3

F15 Sch. 1 rule 55(5) inserted (14.5.2008) by Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 33), ss. 30(1), 31, Sch. 4 para. 6(11); S.I. 2008/1318, art. 2

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 1 rules 54–57, 60 applied with modifications (N.I.) by S.I. 1986/2250, regs. 2, 3, 5, Sch. 1 Pt. I

C2 Sch. 1 rules 54–57, 60 applied with modifications (E.W.S.) by S.I. 1986/2209, regs. 2, 3, 5(1)(6)–(8), Sch. 1 Pt. I

C3 Sch. 1 rule 55 applied (with modifications) (N.I.) (4.5.1996) by S.I. 1996/1220, art. 3(1)(5)-(8), Sch. 1

Sch. 1 rule 55 applied (with modifications) (N.I.) (25.4.1998) by S.I. 1998/1126, art. 6, Sch. 2

Sch. 1 rule 55(1)(1B)(5) applied (with modifications) (1.8.2001) by S.I. 2001/2599, art. 3, Sch. 1 (as substituted (10.2.2009) by S.I. 2009/256, arts. 1(2), 3, Sch. 1)