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62.—(1) Where the registration officer grants an application under section 6, 7, 8 or 9 of the 1985 Act, he shall, where practicable, notify the applicant [F1in writing] of his decision.

(2) Where the registration officer grants an application for the appointment of a proxy, he shall confirm in writing to the elector that the proxy has been appointed, his name and address, and the duration of the appointment.

(3) The proxy paper F2... to be issued by the registration officer on the appointment of a proxy shall be in Form E.

(4) Where the registration officer refuses an application under section 6, 7, 8 or 9 of the 1985 Act, he shall notify the applicant [F3in writing] of his decision and, in the case of an application under section 6(1) or 9(4), of the reasons for it; and he shall date such a notification.

(5) Where under regulation 61(1) or 61(4) the registration officer disregards an application for the purposes of a particular election, he shall, where practicable, notify the applicant [F4in writing] of this.

[F5(6) Paragraphs (7) and (8) apply in the following situations—

(a)where a person makes an application to vote by post under section 6(1) of the 1985 Act (application for postal vote for indefinite period) and the addresses provided in accordance with section 6(6) of that Act (address to which ballot paper should be sent) and regulation 55(2)(b) (address in the register) are different;

(b)where a person makes an application to vote by post under section 7(1) of the 1985 Act (application for postal vote for a particular election) and the addresses provided in accordance with section 7(5) of that Act (address to which ballot paper should be sent) and regulation 55(2)(b) (address in the register) are different;

(c)where a person who is a proxy makes an application to vote by post under section 9(4) or (7) of the 1985 Act (application by proxy for postal vote for indefinite period or for a particular election) and the addresses provided for the proxy in accordance with section 9(12) of that Act (address to which ballot paper should be sent) and regulation 55(2)(c) (proxy’s address as provided in proxy application) are different;

(d)where a person makes an application under section 7(2)(a) of the 1985 Act (application by person registered as postal voter for indefinite period to have ballot papers sent to a different address for a particular election);

(e)where a person makes an application under section 9(8) of the 1985 Act (application by proxy registered as postal voter for indefinite period for ballot papers to be sent to a different address for a particular election).

(7) Where the registration officer grants the application, the notification under paragraph (1) must include a statement that the ballot paper will be sent to the address specified in the application as the address to which the ballot paper should be sent.

(8)  A notification about the application under paragraph (1), (4) or (5) must be delivered to the applicant’s normal address, except where paragraph (9) applies.

(9) This paragraph applies where the applicant is—

(a)an applicant registered in pursuance of a service declaration,

(b)an applicant registered in pursuance of a declaration of local connection (within the meaning of section 7B of the 1983 Act),

(c)an applicant who is a merchant seaman (within the meaning of section 6 of the 1983 Act), or

(d)an applicant who has an anonymous entry.

(10) In paragraph (8), “the applicant’s normal address” means—

(a)in the situation mentioned in paragraph (6)(a) or (b), the address provided under regulation 55(2)(b) (address in the register);

(b)in the situation mentioned in paragraph (6)(c), the address provided under regulation 55(2)(c) (proxy’s address as provided in proxy application);

(c)in the situation mentioned in paragraph (6)(d), the address recorded under section 6(3)(b) of the 1985 Act (address provided in application for postal vote as address to which ballot papers should be sent);

(d)in the situation mentioned in paragraph (6)(e), the address recorded under section 9(6)(b) of the 1985 Act (address provided in application for postal vote by proxy as address to which ballot papers should be sent).]

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