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

  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

  3. PART 1 Amendments to provisions in the 2001 Regulations

    1. 2.Amendment to provision about applications for registration

    2. 3.Amendment to provision about general requirements for applications for an absent vote

    3. 4.Additional provisions concerning the requirements for applications for an absent vote

    4. 5.Amendment to provision about additional requirements for applications for a proxy vote in respect of a particular election

    5. 6.Amendment to provision about closing date for applications

    6. 7.Amendment to provision about grant or refusal of applications

    7. 8.Amendment to provision about procedure on issue of postal ballot paper

    8. 9.Amendment to provision about spoilt postal ballot papers

    9. 10.Amendment to provision about lost postal ballot papers

    10. 11.Amendment to provision about alternative means of returning postal ballot paper or declaration of identity

    11. 12.Amendment to provision about forwarding of documents

    12. 13.Amendment to provision about interpretation and application of Part VI of the 2001 Regulations

    13. 14.Amendment to provision about restriction on use of the full register, or information contained in it, supplied in accordance with enactments or obtained otherwise

    14. 15.Amendment to provision about supply of free copy of full register to the British Library and restrictions on use

    15. 16.Supply of free copy of full register to the National Library of Wales and the National Library of Scotland and restrictions on use

    16. 17.Amendment to provision for supply of free copy of full register etc to Office for National Statistics and restrictions on use

    17. 18.Amendment to heading to regulation 102 of the 2001 Regulations

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

    19. 20.Amendment to provision for supply of full register etc to police forces and restrictions on use

    20. 21.Provision for supply of full register to public libraries and local authority archives services, and restrictions on use

    21. 22.Amendment to provision for sale of full register

    22. 23.Amendment to provision for sale of full register to government departments

    23. 24.Amendment to provision for offences in respect of contravention of Part VI regulations

    24. 25.Amendment to Form K: Statement as to postal ballot papers

  4. PART 2 Amendments to provisions in the Conduct of Referendums Regulations and the Mayoral Elections Regulations

    1. 26.Amendment to provision for hours of polling in the Conduct of Referendums Regulations

    2. 27.Amendment to Table 4 in Schedule 3 to the Conduct of Referendums Regulations which applies and modifies the 2001 Regulations

    3. 28.Amendment to provisions as to time in the Mayoral Elections Regulations

  5. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE

      Enabling powers

      1. 1.The regulations in Part 1 of these Regulations are made...

      2. 2.Regulations 26 and 27 are made under sections 45 and...

      3. 3.Regulation 28 is made under sections 44 and 105 of...

  6. Explanatory Note