3. In this Part—
“eligibility criteria” means the criteria for eligibility to vote set out in section 52(1C) of the 2011 Act(1);
[F1“notice of alteration” means a notice under section 13A(2), 13AB(2), 13B(3), (3B) or (3D) or 13BC(3) or (6) of the 1983 Act;]
“registration criteria” means the criteria for registration set out in section 4(3)(c) of the 1983 Act(2);
“relevant citizen of the Union” has the same meaning as in section 202(1) of the 1983 Act(3);
“relevant person” means a person who—
is a relevant citizen of the Union, and
either—
on the coming into force of this Part—
is registered in a register of local government electors in England [F2or Wales], or
the registration officer is required to enter the applicant in such a register in accordance with section 10ZC(1) of the 1983 Act, or
has submitted an application under section 10ZC of the 1983 Act before the coming into force of this Part, and that application is granted on or after the coming into force of this Part.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 3 inserted (7.5.2024 immediately before S.I. 2023/1150, reg. 11 comes into force) by The Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1406), regs. 1(4), 16(2)(a)
F2Words in reg. 3 inserted (7.5.2024 immediately before S.I. 2023/1150, reg. 11 comes into force) by The Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1406), regs. 1(4), 16(2)(b)
Commencement Information
4.—(1) This regulation applies where a relevant person is registered pursuant to—
(a)a declaration of local connection under section 7B of the 1983 Act(4),
(b)an application for anonymous entry under section 9B of the 1983 Act(5), or
(c)a service declaration(6).
(2) Where this regulation applies, references in this Part to the relevant person’s address are to—
(a)for a person who has made a declaration of local connection, the address stated by the person in that declaration pursuant to section 7B(3)(a)(i) of the 1983 Act, or the address of the registration officer’s office (as the case may be);
(b)for a person who is registered pursuant to an application for anonymous entry, the address given pursuant to regulation 26(1)(b) or 31G(6) of the 2001 Regulations (as the case may be);
(c)for a person who is registered pursuant to a service declaration, the person’s correspondence address or British Forces Post Office Number.
Section 52 was amended by section 8(8) of the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4) and by paragraph 6(3) of Schedule 8 to the Elections Act 2022 (c. 37).
Section 4 was amended by paragraph 1 of Schedule 8 to the Elections Act 2022.
The definition of “relevant citizen of the Union” was inserted by S.I. 1995/1948.
Section 7B was inserted by section 6 of the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2), and was amended by section 14(1)(a)(ii) of the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (c. 13), by section 19 of the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020, by paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021, by paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 8 to the Elections Act 2022 and by S.I. 2007/1388.
Section 9B was inserted by section 10(1) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22) and was amended by paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 to the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (c. 6).
See section 202(1) of the 1983 Act for the meaning of “service declaration”.