Representation of the People Act 1983

[F1 10ZF. Digital registration [F2 and canvass] in Northern Ireland U.K.

(1) The Minister of the Crown responsible for providing the UK digital service shall have the following functions in connection with providing that service—

[F3 (a) acting as an intermediary for the purposes of the receipt of—

(i) online canvass forms, and

(ii) online applications for registration,

in respect of addresses in Northern Ireland on behalf of the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland;]

(b) the transmission of such [F4 forms or] applications to the Chief Electoral Officer.

(2) Where it is possible for electronic communications or electronic storage to be used for any of the purposes specified in subsection (3), such communication or storage may, subject to any enactment (including any conditions imposed by any enactment), be used instead of any other form of communication or storage.

(3) The purposes are—

(a) the exercise by the Minister of the Crown responsible for providing the UK digital service of any function conferred on the Minister—

(i) by subsection (1), or

(ii) under paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 in connection with applications for registration in respect of addresses in Northern Ireland;

(b) anything done through the UK digital service in connection with an application for registration in respect of an address in Northern Ireland.

(4) In this section—

• “electronic communication” has the meaning given in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000;

• “enactment” includes subordinate legislation;

• “the UK digital service” means a digital service provided by a Minister of the Crown for the registration of electors, and the reference in subsection (3)(b) to anything done through the UK digital service shall be read as a reference to anything done using that service as an intermediary.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 10ZF inserted (31.5.2018) by The Representation of the People (Electronic Communications and Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/699), regs. 1(2), 2(3)

F2 Words in s. 10ZF heading inserted (6.7.2020) by The Representation of the People (Electronic Communications and Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/581), regs. 1(2), 5(2)

F3 S. 10ZF(1)(a) substituted (6.7.2020) by The Representation of the People (Electronic Communications and Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/581), regs. 1(2), 5(3)(a)

F4 Words in s. 10ZF(1)(b) inserted (6.7.2020) by The Representation of the People (Electronic Communications and Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/581), regs. 1(2), 5(3)(b)