Representation of the People Act 1983

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[F19ARegistration officers: duty to take necessary stepsU.K.

(1)Each registration officer must take all steps that are necessary for the purpose of complying with his duty to maintain the registers under section 9 above [F2and [F3—

(a)in the case of a registration officer in Great Britain, for the purpose of securing that, so far as is reasonably practicable, persons who are entitled to be registered in a register (and no others) are registered in it, and

(b)in the case of the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland, for the purpose of meeting the relevant registration objectives].]

(2)The steps include—

[F4(za)for the purposes of a register of parliamentary electors in Great Britain, or a register of local government electors in England [F5or in Scotland] [F6or Wales], sending to any address at least one communication to be used for the canvass under section 9D below;]

(a)sending more than once to any address the form to be used for the canvass under [F7section 9D] [F8(in the case of the canvass for the purposes of a register of local government electors [F9in Scotland [F10or] in Wales]) or the canvass under section 10;]

(b)making on one or more occasions house to house inquiries under [F11section 9D(5) or 10(5)];

[F12(ba)for the purposes of a register of parliamentary electors in Great Britain, or a register of local government electors in England [F13or in Scotland] [F14or in Wales], making on one or more occasions contact with persons by telephone;]

(c)making contact by such other means as the registration officer thinks appropriate with persons who do not have an entry in a register;

(d)inspecting any records held by any person which he is permitted to inspect under or by virtue of any enactment or rule of law;

(e)providing training to persons under his direction or control in connection with the carrying out of the duty.

[F15(2A)In relation to the registration of local government electors in Scotland, subsections (1) and (2)(b) do not require a registration officer to make house to house inquiries in relation to any person under the age of 16.]

[F16(2A)In relation to the registration of local government electors in Wales, subsections (1) and (2)(b) do not require a registration officer to make house to house inquires in relation to any person under the age of 16.]

(3)Regulations made by the Secretary of State may amend subsection (2) by—

(a)varying any of the paragraphs in that subsection;

(b)inserting any paragraph;

(c)repealing any paragraph.]

Extent Information

E1S. 9A extended (N.I.) (13.5.2014) by Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (c. 13), ss. 18(1)(a), 28(4)

Textual Amendments

F1S. 9A inserted (E.W.S.) (11.9.2006) by Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), ss. 9(1), 77; S.I. 2006/1972, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 1 (subject to transitional provisions in art. 4, Sch. 2)

F2Words in s. 9A(1) inserted (10.6.2014 for E.W., 15.9.2014 for N.I., 19.9.2014 for S.) by Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (c. 6), s. 27(1), Sch. 4 para. 6(2) (with Sch. 5); S.I. 2014/414, art. 5(m); S.I. 2014/2439, art. 2(l)

F3Words in s. 9A(1) substituted (10.6.2014 for E.W., 15.9.2014 for N.I., 19.9.2014 for S.) by Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (c. 13), ss. 18(3)(a), 28(4)(5)

F4S. 9A(2)(za) inserted (31.12.2019) by The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1451), regs. 1(3), 3(a)

F5Words in s. 9A(2)(za) inserted (S.) (3.3.2020) by The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/62), arts. 1(1), 3(a)