The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Description of Electoral Registers and Amendment) Regulations 2013

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

3. 2. Revocations

4. 3. Amendments in relation to interpretation

5. 4. Amendment in relation to supply of forms

6. 5. Amendment in relation to communication of applications, notices etc.

7. 6. Amendment in relation to electronic signatures and related certificates

8. 7. Amendment in relation to power to require information

9. 8. Amendment in relation to evidence as to age

10. 9. Amendment in relation to reminders to persons who have an anonymous entry

11. 10. Amendments in relation to applications for registration

12. 11. After regulation 26 insert— Application for alteration of register in...

13. 12. Amendment in relation to objections to registration

14. 13. Amendment in relation to inspection of applications and objections

15. 14. Amendments in relation to determination of applications and objections

16. 15. Amendment in relation to procedure for determining applications for registration and objections without a hearing

17. 16. Amendment in relation to other determinations by registration officer of entitlement to registration

18. 17. Amendment in relation to summary procedure for determining person has ceased to satisfy conditions for registration

19. 18. Amendment in relation to procedure for reviewing entitlement to registration

20. 19. Amendments in relation to hearing of reviews

21. 20. After regulation 31F insert— Determinations of entitlement to remain registered...

22. 21. Amendments in relation to anonymous registration

23. 22. Amendments in relation to the annual canvass, invitations to apply for registration, requiring a person to make an application for registration and civil penalties

24. 23. Amendment in relation to requirements for application for a proxy vote

25. 24. Additional requirements for application for an emergency proxy vote in respect of a particular election

26. 25. Amendments in relation to the closing date for applications

27. 26. Requirement to provide fresh signature following rejection of a postal voting statement

28. 27. Amendments relating to records and lists kept under Schedule 4

29. 28. Notification of a rejected postal vote

30. 29. Time when postal ballot papers are to be issued

31. 30. Cancellation of postal ballot papers

32. 31. Amendments in relation to opening of covering envelopes

33. 32. Amendments to the procedure in relation to postal voting statements

34. 33. Amendments in relation to retrieval of cancelled postal ballot papers

35. 34. Amendments in relation to lists of rejected postal ballot papers

36. 35. Amendments in relation to sealing of receptacles

37. 36. Amendments in relation to forwarding of documents

38. 37. Amendments relating to edited version of register

39. 38. In regulation 93(2) after “if a request has been duly...

40. 39. For regulation 93(3) substitute— (3) In other respects the edited...

41. 40. Amendments relating to edited register preference

42. 41. Amendments in consequence of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011

43. 42. Amendments in relation to alterations to the register

44. 43. In regulation 100, after paragraph (2) insert—

45. 44. Amendments in relation to documents open to public inspection

46. 45. Prescribed form of words about the two versions of the register

47. 46. Amendment of form of official poll cards

48. 47. Amendment of form of certificate of employment

49. 48. Amendment of form of postal voting statements

50. 49. Amendment of form of statement as to postal ballot papers

51. 50. Amendments relating to modification of provisions for registration of European Parliamentary overseas electors

52. Signature

53. 1. SCHEDULE 1

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       REVOCATIONS

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       Form of words about the two versions of the register

       1. There are two registers. Why?

       2. There are two registers. Why?

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       FORMS

       1. Form A : Official poll card (to be sent to an elector voting in person) Front of card

       2. Back of card

       3. Form A1: Official postal poll card (to be sent to an elector voting by post) Front of card

       4. Back of card

       5. Form B: Official proxy poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person) Front of card

       6. Back of card

       7. Form B1: Official proxy postal poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting by post) Front of card

       8. Back of card

       9. Form F : Certificate of employment

       10. Form G : Postal voting statement (for use at a parliamentary election taken alone) Front of statement

       11. Back of statement

       12. Form H : Postal voting statement (for use when postal ballots are combined) Front of statement

       13. Back of statement

       14. Form J : Postal voting statement (for use when a parliamentary poll is combined with another poll but the postal ballots are not combined) Front of statement

           1. Back of statement

54. Explanatory Note