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The Representation of the People Act 1985
7. For section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act 1985(), there shall be substituted:
“(3) A person is not capable of being appointed to vote, or voting, as proxy at a parliamentary election—
(a)if he is subject to any legal incapacity (age apart) to vote at that election as an elector, or
(b)if he is neither a Commonwealth citizen nor a citizen of the Republic of Ireland.
(3A) A person is not capable of being appointed to vote, or voting, as proxy at a local government election—
(a)if he is subject to any legal incapacity (age apart) to vote at that election as an elector, or
(b)if he is neither a Commonwealth citizen nor a citizen of the Republic of Ireland nor a relevant citizen of the Union.”.
8. In subsection (4) of the said section 8, for the words “any such” there shall be substituted “a parliamentary or local government”.
9. Section 4(4) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (which amended section 49(5) of the Act of 1983 and is superseded by paragraph 5 above) is hereby repealed.
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