is registered in the register of parliamentary electors for that constituency;

is not subject to any legal incapacity to vote (age apart);

is either a Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland; and

is of voting age (that is, 18 years or over).

more than once in the same constituency at any parliamentary election; or

in more than one constituency at a general election.

is registered in the register of local government electors for that area;

is not subject to any legal incapacity to vote (age apart);

is a Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland or a relevant citizen of the Union; and

is of voting age (that is, 18 years or over).

more than once in the same electoral area at any local government election; or

in more than one electoral area at an ordinary election for a local government area which is not a single electoral area.

“convicted person” means any person found guilty of an offence (whether under the law of the United Kingdom or not), including a person found guilty by a F4court of a service offence within the meaning of the Armed Forces Act 2006, but not including a person dealt with by committal or other summary process for contempt of court; and

“penal institution” means an institution to which the M1Prison Act 1952, the M2Prisons (Scotland) Act 1952 or the M3Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 applies; and

a person detained for default in complying with his sentence shall not be treated as detained in pursuance of the sentence, whether or not the sentence provided for detention in the event of default, but a person detained by virtue of a conditional pardon in respect of an offence shall be treated as detained in pursuance of his sentence for the offence.

detained at any place in pursuance of the order or direction by virtue of which this section applies to him, or

unlawfully at large when he would otherwise be so detained,

any person in respect of whom an order has been made under section 5(2)(a) of the M5Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964; and

any person in respect of whom an order has been made under section 53, 54, 57(2)(a) or (b) F6, 57A(2) or 58 of the M7Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995; and

any person in respect of whom a direction has been given under F7section 136 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 or section 59A of that Act of 1995.

is resident in the constituency or that part of it;

is not subject to any legal incapacity to vote (age apart);

is either a qualifying Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland; and

is of voting age.

is resident in that area;

is not subject to any legal incapacity to vote (age apart);

is a qualifying Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland or a relevant citizen of the Union; and

is of voting age.

(as respects registration as a parliamentary elector) without prejudice to section 2(1) of the Representation of the M10People Act 1985 (registration of British citizens overseas).

his entry in the register shall give the date on which he will attain that age; and

until the date given in the entry he shall not by virtue of the entry be treated as an elector for any purposes other than those of an election the date of the poll for which is the date so given or any later date.

resident there if he has no home elsewhere, or

not resident there if he does have a home elsewhere.

he intends to resume actual residence within six months of giving up such residence, and will not be prevented from doing so by the performance of that duty; or

the dwelling serves as a permanent place of residence (whether for himself or for himself and other persons) and he would be in actual residence there but for his absence in the performance of that duty.

is a patient in a mental hospital (whether or not he is liable to be detained there), but

is not a person to whom section 3A above or section 7A below applies.

the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the date when the entry in the register first takes effect, or

the registration officer determines in accordance with regulations that the person was not entitled to be registered, or

the registration officer determines in accordance with regulations that the person was registered as the result of an application under section 10ZC made by some other person or that the person's entry has been altered as the result of an application under section 10ZD made by some other person, or

another entry made in respect of him in any register of electors takes effect (whether or not in pursuance of an application made by virtue of subsection (2)),

by virtue of his residence at some place other than the mental hospital in which he is a patient, or

in pursuance of a declaration of local connection.

in relation to England or Wales, has the same meaning as in the M12Mental Health Act 1983,

in relation to Scotland, has the same meaning as in the F18Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 , and

in relation to Northern Ireland, has the same meaning as in the M13Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986.

being convicted of any offence, or

a finding in criminal proceedings that he did the act or made the omission charged.

the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the date when the entry in the register first takes effect, or

the registration officer determines in accordance with regulations that the person was not entitled to be registered, or

the registration officer determines in accordance with regulations that the person was registered as the result of an application under section 10ZC made by some other person or that the person's entry has been altered as the result of an application under section 10ZD made by some other person, or

another entry made in respect of him in any register of electors takes effect (whether or not in pursuance of an application made by virtue of subsection (2)),

by virtue of his residence at some place other than the place at which he is detained, or

in pursuance of a declaration of local connection.

a remand or committal in custody;

a remand to a hospital under section 35 or 36 of the M14Mental Health Act 1983 or Article 42 or 43 of the M15Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986;

a direction for removal to a hospital under section 48 of that Act or Article 54 of that Order;

F22an assessment order under section 52D or a treatment order under section 52M of the M16Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995; or

a transfer for treatment direction under section 136 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 made in respect of a person to whom that section applies by virtue of article 13 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2005

may be made only by a person to whom this section applies, but

may be made by such a person despite the fact that by reason of his age he is not entitled to vote.

a person to whom section 7 above applies and who would not be entitled to be registered by virtue of residence at any place other than the mental hospital (within the meaning of that section) at which he is a patient, or

a person to whom section 7A applies and who would not be entitled to be registered by virtue of residence at any place other than the place at which he is detained as mentioned in subsection (1) of that section, or

a person who does not fall within paragraph (a) or (b) above (and is not otherwise in legal custody) and who is not, for the purposes of section 4 above, resident at any address in the United Kingdom (a “homeless person”).

the date of the declaration;

the required address (as defined by subsection (4) below);

that on the date of the declaration the declarant is a Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland or (if the declaration is made for the purposes only of local government elections) a relevant citizen of the Union;

whether the declarant has on the date of the declaration attained the age of 18 years, and, if he has not, the date of his birth.

in the case of a homeless person, the address of, or which is nearest to, a place in the United Kingdom where he commonly spends a substantial part of his time (whether during the day or at night).

ending on the final nomination day (within the meaning of section 13B below) for the parliamentary by-election, or (as the case may be) the election under section 9 of the M17Scotland Act 1998 or F26section 10 of the Government of Wales Act 2006, held in respect of that vacancy,

a declaration of local connection may be made for the purposes only of local government elections by a person who is as a peer subject to a legal incapacity to vote at parliamentary elections or by a relevant citizen of the Union; and

where so made, shall be marked to show that it is available for local government elections only, but shall in all other respects be the same as other declarations of local connection.

makes a declaration of local connection stating more than one address under subsection (3)(d) above, or

makes more than one declaration of local connection bearing the same date and stating different addresses under that provision,

resident on the date of the declaration at the address stated in it in accordance with section 7B(3)(d) above; F28...

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the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the date when the entry in the register first takes effect,

the registration officer determines in accordance with regulations that the person was not entitled to be registered,

the registration officer determines in accordance with regulations that the person was registered as the result of an application under section 10ZC made by some other person or that the person's entry has been altered as the result of an application under section 10ZD made by some other person,

the declaration is cancelled under section 7B(9) above, or

another entry made in respect of him in any register of electors takes effect (whether or not in pursuance of a declaration of local connection),

the council of every district and London borough shall appoint an officer of the council to be registration officer for any constituency or part of a constituency coterminous with or situated in the district or borough, and

in relation to any constituency part of which consists of some or all of the area of the City and the Inner and Middle Temples, the Common Council shall appoint an officer to be registration officer for that part of the constituency.

in the case of a registration officer in Great Britain, for the purpose of securing that, so far as is reasonably practicable, persons who are entitled to be registered in a register (and no others) are registered in it, and

in the case of the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland, for the purpose of meeting the relevant registration objectives.

sending more than once to any address the form to be used for the canvass under F43section 9D F44or 10 below;

making on one or more occasions house to house inquiries under F45section 9D(5) or 10(5);

making contact by such other means as the registration officer thinks appropriate with persons who do not have an entry in a register;

inspecting any records held by any person which he is permitted to inspect under or by virtue of any enactment or rule of law;

providing training to persons under his direction or control in connection with the carrying out of the duty.

varying any of the paragraphs in that subsection;

inserting any paragraph;

repealing any paragraph.

by any person, in conjunction with an application for registration under section 10ZC F48or 10A(1)(a), or

by a person who already has an anonymous entry, for the purposes of remaining registered with such an entry (see section 9C(3)).

a declaration made in accordance with prescribed requirements, and

such evidence in support as may be prescribed.

section 9(2) above does not apply in relation to the person; and

the person's entry in the register shall instead contain letters in the prescribed form and his electoral number.

any other entry in the register for the person;

the determination of any further application for registration which is made by the person F52(including an application which is treated as having been made by him by virtue of section 10A(2) below) F53...

at the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the date when the entry in the register first takes effect, or

if the declaration made for the purposes of section 9B is cancelled at any time before the expiry of that 12 month period, at the time when the declaration is cancelled.

the declaration made for the purposes of section 9B is cancelled, or

the Chief Electoral Officer determines that the safety test is no longer satisfied,

where P’s anonymous entry is the result of an application under section 9B(1)(a), the date when P’s entry in the register first takes effect; or

where P’s anonymous entry is the result of an application under section 9B(1)(b), the date when the Chief Electoral Officer determines under section 9B(2) that the safety test is satisfied.

the names and addresses of persons who are entitled to be registered in a register maintained by the officer but who are not registered;

those persons who are registered in such a register but who are not entitled to be registered.

to obtain information before sending out a canvass form,

to supplement information provided on a canvass form, or

to obtain information where no canvass form is returned.

the registration of persons in respect of residence in penal institutions (within the meaning of section 3) or mental hospitals (within the meaning of section 7) or other places at which persons to whom section 7A applies may be detained,

the registration of persons in pursuance of declarations of local connection, service declarations or overseas electors' declarations, or

the registration of persons with anonymous entries in the register.

the officer is aware of the person's name and address,

the person is not registered in the register, and

the officer has reason to believe that the person may be entitled to be registered in the register.

provision about the form and contents of invitations;

provision about the giving of invitations (for example, provision about the manner in which they must be given or how often they must be given);

provision requiring invitations to be accompanied by, or combined with, application forms or other documents (including partially completed application forms).

may make provision about requirements under subsection (4) (including provision for them to be cancelled in specified circumstances);

may specify steps that a registration officer must take before imposing a requirement.

the registration of persons in respect of residence in penal institutions (within the meaning of section 3 above) or mental hospitals (within the meaning of section 7 above) or other places at which persons to whom section 7A above applies may be detained; or

the registration of persons with anonymous entries in the register.

the signature of each of the persons in relation to whom the form is completed;

the date of birth of each such person; and

supplementing the information obtained by the use of any such form, or

where any such form has not been returned, obtaining any information designed to be obtained by the use of the form,

the year 2010, unless the Secretary of State makes an order providing that the requirement in this paragraph does not apply;

every tenth year following 2010.

on or before 15th April in that year, the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland has made a recommendation in favour of a canvass being conducted in that year for the purpose of meeting the relevant registration objectives, and

the Secretary of State, having considered the recommendation, has notified the Chief Electoral Officer that he is satisfied that the public interest requires a canvass to be conducted for that purpose.

2010,

every tenth year following 2010, and

if no canvass under section 10(1A) is conducted before the end of 2015, 2016.

on or before 15th April 2010, the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland has made a recommendation against a canvass being conducted in the year 2010 for the purpose of meeting the relevant registration objectives, and

the Secretary of State, having considered the recommendation, is satisfied that the public interest does not require a canvass to be conducted for that purpose.

that every person who is entitled to be registered in a register is registered in it,

that no person who is not entitled to be registered in a register is registered in it, and

that none of the required information relating to any person registered in a register is false.

the person's name;

the person's qualifying address;

the person's date of birth;

subject to subsections (5) and (6), the person's signature;

the person's national insurance number or a statement that he does not have one.

the Chief Electoral Officer has dispensed with the requirement to provide a signature, F86...

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an application for registration is made by someone who appears to the officer to be P,

any requirements imposed by or under this Act in relation to the application are met, and

P appears to the officer to be entitled to be registered in the register.

an application for alteration is made by someone who appears to the officer to be P,

any requirements imposed by or under this Act in relation to the application are met, and

P appears to the officer to be entitled to be registered in the register in respect of the new name or the new address (as the case may be).

the person was not entitled to be registered in respect of the address,

the person has ceased to be resident at the address or has otherwise ceased to satisfy the conditions for registration set out in section 4, or

the person was registered as the result of an application under section 10ZC made by some other person or the person's entry has been altered as the result of an application under section 10ZD made by some other person.

receives an objection to a person's registration in a register maintained by the officer, or

otherwise becomes aware of information that causes the officer to suspect that a condition in subsection (1)(a) to (c) may be met in relation to a person's entry in such a register.

applies only if the objection to the person's registration is made in accordance with the prescribed requirements by someone whose name appears in the register, and

does not apply if the person has an anonymous entry in the register.

applications for registration made by virtue of section 7(2) or 7A(2), or

declarations of local connection, service declarations or overseas electors' declarations.

made to him in accordance with the prescribed requirements, or

treated as made to him by virtue of subsection (2) below.

the signature of each of the persons to whom the application relates;

the date of birth of each such person; and

in connection with a canvass under section 10 above, the form completed in respect of any address specifies any person as a person who is entitled to be registered in a register, and

that person is not for the time being registered in the register in respect of that address,

for the omission, insertion or alteration of a date as that on which a person will become of voting age and entitled to registration, or

for the alteration of the qualifying address in respect of which a person is registered,

determines that the elector was not entitled to be registered in respect of that address or that he has ceased to be resident at that address or has otherwise ceased to satisfy the conditions for registration set out in section 4 above.

the form mentioned in section 10(4) above in respect of that address does not include all the information relating to him required by virtue of section 10(4A) above; or

F113the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland determines that he is not satisfied with the information relating to that person which was included in that form pursuant to that requirement.

applications for registration made by virtue of section 7(2) or 7A(2) above; or

declarations falling within section 10(3)(b) above.

if there is a canvass in his area in that year, during the period starting with the end of the canvass in that year and ending with 1st December in that year or such later date as may be prescribed, or

if (in Northern Ireland) there is no canvass in that year, on 1st December in that year or by such later date as may be prescribed.

starting with 1st July in the year in question, and

ending with 1st December in that year,

all the alterations which are required to be made in them as mentioned in section 10(6) above; and

any alterations which are required to be made by virtue of section 13A(3) F125or (3A) below.

the time when the register was last published in accordance with subsection (1) above, and

the time when it is due to be next so published;

a revised version is next so published, or

if earlier, any alteration to the register takes effect under F126any of sections 13A to F12713BA below.

is required by section 10ZC(1) to enter a person in the register;

is required by section 10ZD(1) to alter a person's entry in the register;

on an application for registration F130in Northern Ireland being made by any person in accordance with the prescribed requirements, determines that that person is entitled to be so registered;

is required, by virtue of any provision of this Part of this Act, to remove a person’s entry from the register;

is notified of any decision on an appeal by virtue of section 56 F131or 58 below which requires any such alteration in the register as is mentioned in subsection (4) of that section; or

determines that the register contains any clerical error F132or, in the case of a registration officer in Great Britain, determines that the register contains any information that is incorrect.

(subject to F133sections 13B(1) and 13BA(1) below) the alteration in question shall have effect as from the beginning of the day on which the notice is issued.

the signature of each of the persons to whom the application relates;

the date of birth of each such person; and

at the beginning of the month containing the date on which a revised version of the register is next due to be published in accordance with section 13(1) or (3) above, or

at the beginning of either of the two months preceding that containing the date on which a revised version of the register is next due to be published in accordance with F136section 13(1)(a) above,

at any time before the interim publication date, section 13A applies to a registration officer (by virtue of section 13A(1)) in connection with a determination, requirement or decision within section 13A(1)(za), (zb), (b), (c) or (d),

in consequence of the determination, requirement or decision an entry relating to a person falls to be made in (or removed from) the register in respect of an address in the relevant election area, and

no alteration made in consequence of the determination, requirement or decision has already taken effect, or is due to take effect, under a relevant provision on or before the interim publication date.

in relation to the first interim publication date, section 13A(2);

in relation to the second interim publication date, section 13A(2) and subsection (3) as it applies in relation to the first interim publication date.

parliamentary elections in England, Wales or Scotland;

elections in England, Wales or Scotland to the European Parliament;

elections to the Scottish Parliament;

elections to the National Assembly for Wales;

local government elections in England, Wales or Scotland;

elections of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales.

at any time before the appropriate publication date in the case of an election to which this section applies, section 13A above applies to a registration officer, by virtue of subsection (1) of that section, in connection with a determination, requirement or decision falling within any of F148paragraphs (za), (zb), (b), (c) and (d) of that subsection;

in consequence of the determination, requirement or decision an entry relating to a person falls to be made in (or removed from) the register in respect of an address in the relevant election area; and

the notice shall be so issued by him on the appropriate publication date; and

the alteration shall take effect as from the beginning of that day.

at any time on or after the appropriate publication date in the case of an election to which this section applies but before the prescribed time on the day of the poll, section 13A above applies to a registration officer, by virtue of subsection (1) of that section, in connection with a notification mentioned in paragraph (c) of that subsection; and

the notice shall be so issued by him when he receives the notification; and

the alteration shall take effect as from the beginning of the day on which the notice is issued.

at any time on or after the appropriate publication date in the case of an election to which this section applies but before the prescribed time on the day of the poll, section 13A above applies to a registration officer, by virtue of subsection (1) of that section, in connection with a determination falling within paragraph (d) of that subsection;

the determination was made following a representation made by or on behalf of a person to the registration officer; and

the notice shall be so issued by him when he makes the determination; and

the alteration shall take effect as from the beginning of the day on which the notice is issued.

parliamentary elections F151in England, Wales or Scotland,

elections F152in England, Wales or Scotland to the European Parliament,

elections to the Scottish Parliament,

elections to the National Assembly for Wales, F153...

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local government elections in England, Wales or Scotland F155and

elections of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales.

it were contained in Part II of this Act; and

each of the days referred to in this section were the day on which anything is required or permitted to be done by or in pursuance of that Part of this Act.

is made in consequence of a decision or determination falling within section 13A(1)(c) or (d) above; and

takes effect on or before the fifth day before the date of the poll.

the notice shall be so issued by him on the appropriate publication date; and

the alteration shall take effect as from the beginning of that day.

parliamentary elections F151in England, Wales or Scotland ,

elections F152in England, Wales or Scotland to the European Parliament,

elections to the Scottish Parliament,

elections to the National Assembly for Wales, F153...

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local government elections in England, Wales or Scotland F155and

elections of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales.

it were contained in Part II of this Act; and

each of the days referred to in this section were the day on which anything is required or permitted to be done by or in pursuance of that Part of this Act.

is made in consequence of a decision or determination falling within section 13A(1)(c) or (d), and

takes effect on or before the fifth day before the date of the poll.

at any time before the appropriate publication date in the case of an election to which this section applies, section 13A applies to the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland (by virtue of section 13A(1)) in connection with a determination or requirement falling within section 13A(1)(a) or (b), and

at any time before the appropriate publication date in the case of an election to which this section applies, section 13A applies to the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland (by virtue of section 13A(1)) in connection with a decision or determination falling within section 13A(1)(c) or (d), and

at any time on or after the appropriate publication date in the case of an election to which this section applies but before the prescribed time on the day of the poll, section 13A applies to the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland (by virtue of section 13A(1)), in connection with a notification mentioned in section 13A(1)(c), and

at any time on or after the appropriate publication date in the case of an election to which this section applies but before the prescribed time on the day of the poll, section 13A applies to the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland (by virtue of section 13A(1)), in connection with a determination falling within section 13A(1)(d),

the determination was made following a representation made by or on behalf of a person to the Chief Electoral Officer, and

he receives the notification referred to in subsection (7), or

he makes the determination referred to in subsection (8),

is to be issued in the prescribed manner, and

takes effect from the beginning of the day on which it is issued.

parliamentary elections in Northern Ireland,

elections in Northern Ireland to the European Parliament, and

elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly.

the descriptions of person who may make such an application; and

the form in which such an application is to be made.

state his full name and date of birth,

bear his photograph,

indicate when the card ceases to be current, and

include such other information and be in such form as the Chief Electoral Officer shall determine.

is not the usual signature of, or

was written by a person other than,

imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or

a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale,

relating to a local government election in Scotland; and

is not the usual signature of; or

was written by a person other than,

imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months;

a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

paragraph 3(1) or (2);

paragraph 4(1) or (2);

paragraph 7(4).

is not the usual signature of; or

was written by a person other than,

imprisonment for a term not exceeding F16751 weeks ; or

a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale,

is a member of the forces,

(not being such a member) is employed in the service of the Crown in a post outside the United Kingdom of any prescribed class or description,

is employed by the British Council in a post outside the United Kingdom,

is the F169spouse or civil partner of a member of the forces,

is the spouse or civil partner of a person mentioned in paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) above and is residing outside the United Kingdom to be with his or her spouse or civil partner,

by a person who has a service qualification, or

subject to any prescribed conditions, by a person about to leave the United Kingdom in such circumstances as to acquire a service qualification.

the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the date when the entry in the register first takes effect,

the registration officer determines in accordance with regulations that the person was not entitled to be registered,

the registration officer determines in accordance with regulations that the person was registered as the result of an application under section 10ZC made by some other person or that the person's entry has been altered as the result of an application under section 10ZD made by some other person,

the declaration is cancelled under subsection (7) below, or

another entry made in respect of him in any register of electors takes effect (whether or not in pursuance of a service declaration),

a service declaration may be made for the purpose of local government elections only by a person who is as a peer subject to a legal incapacity to vote at parliamentary elections F175, or by a relevant citizen of the Union; and

where so made, shall be marked to show that it is available for local government elections only, but shall in all other respects be the same as other service declarations.

makes a service declaration declaring to more than one address, or

makes more than one service declaration bearing the same date and declaring to different addresses,

the Secretary of State first consults the Electoral Commission, and

a draft of the instrument containing the order is laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

resident on the date of the declaration at the address specified in it in accordance with section 16(d) above;

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until the contrary is proved, as being a Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland or a relevant citizen of the Union of the age appearing from the declaration and as not being subject to any legal incapacity except as so appearing.

the council shall exercise the powers conferred by this section with a view to giving all electors in so much of the constituency as falls within their area such reasonable facilities for voting as are practicable in the circumstances F189and, in particular, they shall, so far as is reasonable and practicable, designate as polling places only places which are accessible to electors who are disabled;

F190. . . , each parish or community shall in the absence of special circumstances be a separate polling district or districts;

the polling place for any polling district shall be an area in that district, except where special circumstances make it desirable to designate an area wholly or partly outside the polling district, and shall be small enough to indicate to electors in different parts of the polling district how they will be able to reach the polling station;

a polling place need not be designated for any polling district, if the size and other circumstances of the district are such that the situation of the polling stations does not materially affect the convenience of the electors or any body of them.

the F192local authority shall exercise the powers conferred by this section with a view to giving all electors in F193so much of the constituency as falls within their area such reasonable facilities for voting as are practicable in the circumstances F194and, in particular, F195the local authority shall, so far as is reasonable and practicable, designate as polling places only places which are accessible to electors who are disabled;

F196each electoral ward, within the meaning of section 5 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, which is wholly or partly within so much of any constituency as falls within their area, shall, in the absence of special circumstances, be a separate polling district or districts;

the polling place for any polling district shall be an area in that district, except where special circumstances make it desirable to designate an area wholly or partly outside the polling district, and shall be small enough to indicate to electors in different parts of the polling district how they will be able to reach the polling station;

a polling place need not be designated for any polling district, if the size and other circumstances of the district are such that the situation of the polling stations does not materially affect the convenience of the electors or any body of them.

shall publish in the constituency a notice showing the boundaries of any polling districts or polling places constituted as a result of the exercise of the power; F203

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the registration officer who acts for the area shall make such adaptations of his register of parliamentary electors as are necessary to take account of the alteration; and

the alteration shall be effective on the date on which the registration officer publishes a notice stating that any such adaptations have been made by him.

any noncompliance with the provisions of this section; or

any informality relative to polling districts or polling places.

divide its area into polling districts for the purpose of parliamentary elections for so much of any constituency as is situated in its area, and

keep the polling districts under review.

the authority must seek to ensure that all electors in a constituency in its area have such reasonable facilities for voting as are practicable in the circumstances;

in England, each parish is to be a separate polling district;

in Wales, each community is to be a separate polling district;

in Scotland, each electoral ward (within the meaning of section 1 of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004) is to be divided into two or more separate polling districts.

the registration officer who acts for the area must make such adaptations of his register of parliamentary electors as are necessary to take account of the alteration, and

the alteration is effective on the date on which the registration officer publishes a notice stating that the adaptations have been made by him.

divide Northern Ireland into polling districts for the purpose of parliamentary elections, and

keep the polling districts under review.

the Electoral Commission, and

any other person the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland must make such adaptations of the registers of parliamentary electors maintained by that officer as are necessary to take account of the alteration, and

the alteration is effective on the date on which the Chief Electoral Officer publishes a notice stating that the adaptations have been made.

designate the polling places for the polling districts in its area, and

keep the polling places in its area under review.

the authority must seek to ensure that all electors in a constituency in its area have such reasonable facilities for voting as are practicable in the circumstances;

the authority must seek to ensure that so far as is reasonable and practicable every polling place for which it is responsible is accessible to electors who are disabled;

the authority must have regard to the accessibility to disabled persons of potential polling stations in any place which it is considering designating as a polling place or the designation of which as a polling place it is reviewing;

the polling place for a polling district must be an area in the district, unless special circumstances make it desirable to designate an area wholly or partly outside the district;

the polling place for a polling district must be small enough to indicate to electors in different parts of the district how they will be able to reach the polling station.

a review under section 18A of all the polling districts in its area, and

a review under section 18B of all the polling places in its area.

the period of 16 months beginning with 1st October 2013, and

the period of 16 months beginning with 1st October of every fifth year after that.

an interested authority in England and Wales;

not less than 30 electors in the constituency;

a person (other than the returning officer) who has made representations under Schedule A1;

a person who is not an elector in a constituency in the authority's area but who the Commission think has sufficient interest in the accessibility of disabled persons to polling places in the area or has particular expertise in relation to the access to premises or facilities of disabled persons.

meet the reasonable requirements of the electors in the constituency or any body of those electors, or

take sufficient account of the accessibility to disabled persons of polling stations within a designated polling place.

direct the relevant authority to make any alterations to the polling places designated by the review which the Commission think necessary in the circumstances;

if the authority fails to make the alterations before the end of the period of two months starting on the day the direction is given, make the alterations themselves.

in England, the council of a parish, or where there is no such council the parish meeting of a parish, which is wholly or partly situated within the constituency;

in Wales, the council of a community which is so situated.

any non-compliance with the provisions of those sections, or

any informality relative to polling districts or polling places.

in relation to England, the council of a district or London borough;

in relation to Scotland, a local authority;

in relation to Wales, the council of a county or county borough;

in relation to Northern Ireland, the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland.

the election was so conducted as to be substantially in accordance with the law as to elections; and

the act or omission did not affect its result.

in the case of a county constituency F219in England which is coterminous with or wholly contained in a county, the sheriff of the county;

in the case of a county constituency in Wales which is coterminous with or wholly contained in a preserved county as defined by section 64 of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, the sheriff of the county;

in the case of a borough constituency F219in England which is coterminous with or wholly contained in a district, the chairman of the district council;

in the case of a borough constituency in Wales which is coterminous with or wholly contained in a county or county borough, the chairman of the county or county borough council;

in the case of any other constituency F219in England wholly outside Greater London,such sheriff or chairman of a district council as may be designated in an order by the Secretary of State made by statutory instrument;

in the case of any other constituency in Wales, such sheriff or chairman of a county or county borough council as may be designated in an order by the Secretary of State so made;

in the case of a constituency which is coterminous with or wholly contained in a London borough, the mayor of the borough;

where a council of a London borough are operating executive arrangements which involve a mayor and cabinet executive F222or a mayor and council manager executive , paragraph (d) shall have effect as if for the words “the mayor” there were substituted “the chairman”

in the case of a constituency wholly or partly in Greater London which is situated partly in one London borough and partly in a district or any other London borough, the mayor F223or the chairman of such London borough or the chairman of such district council as may be designated in an order by the Secretary of State made by statutory instrument.

in the case of a constituency wholly situated in one F225local government area, the person under section 41 below who is, or who may discharge the functions of, the returning officer at elections of councillors for the F226local authority for that area;

in the case of a constituency situated in more than one F225local government area, such person mentioned above as the Secretary of State may by order direct.

in the case of a constituency F232in England for which the chairman of a district council or the mayor F233or the chairman of a London borough is returning officer by virtue of section 24(1) above, by the registration officer appointed by that council;

in the case of a constituency in Wales for which the chairman of a county or county borough council is returning officer by virtue of that section, by the registration officer appointed by that council;

in the case of any other constituency, by such registration officer as may be designated in an order made F235by statutory instrument by the Secretary of State.

any duty imposed on a returning officer under rule 3 of the parliamentary elections rules; and

any duty so imposed under rule 50 of those rules which the person (if any) who for the time being holds the office of returning officer reserves to himself and undertakes to perform in person.

the services were necessarily rendered, or the expenses were necessarily incurred, for the efficient and effective conduct of the election; and

the total of his charges does not exceed the amount (“the overall maximum recoverable amount”) specified in, or determined in accordance with, an order made by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this subsection.

more than the overall maximum recoverable amount, or

more than the specified maximum recoverable amount for any specified services or expenses,

that it was reasonable for the returning officer concerned to render the services or incur the expenses, and

that the charges in question are reasonable.

any report prepared under section 5 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 on the administration of the parliamentary election concerned,

any assessments of the level of performance of the returning officer in relation to that election under section 9B(4) of that Act,

any representations made to the Commission by the returning officer in respect of the performance of the service, and

any other information relating to the performance of the service by the returning officer that has been provided to the Commission.

where the account relates to an election in a constituency in England or Wales or in Northern Ireland, to the county court,

where the account relates to an election in a constituency in Scotland, to the Auditor of the Court of Session,

an officer of the council to be the returning officer for elections of councillors of the county or county borough; and

an officer of the council to be the returning officer for elections of councillors of communities within the county or county borough.

at any election of the Mayor of London,

at the election of the London members of the London Assembly at an ordinary election, and

for the purposes of section 11 of the 1999 Act (return of London members of the London Assembly otherwise than at an election),

the first Thursday in May;

such other day as may be fixed by the Secretary of State by order made not later than 1st February in the year preceding F278the year (or, in the case of an order affecting more than one year, the first year) in which the order is to take effect.

section 37A (local government areas in England), or

section 37B (local government areas in Wales).

the ordinary day of election of councillors for counties in England, districts and London boroughs,

the ordinary day of election of councillors for parishes, and

as respects Authority elections, the day on which the poll is to be held at an ordinary election,

the local election day in that year, or

if earlier, the date of the poll at the European Parliamentary general election in that year.

the first Thursday in May, or

if an order has been made under section 37(1)(b) (power to change date of council and Assembly elections) in relation to that year, the day specified in the order.

the Electoral Commission, and

such other persons as he considers appropriate.

different provision for different purposes;

provision disapplying or modifying the application of an enactment or an instrument made under an enactment.

counties in Wales and county boroughs, and

communities,

the local election day in that year, or

if earlier, the date of the poll at the European Parliamentary general election in that year.

the first Thursday in May, or

if an order has been made under section 37(1)(b) (power to change date of council and Assembly elections) in relation to that year, the day specified in the order.

the Electoral Commission, and

such other persons as they consider appropriate.

different provision for different purposes;

provision disapplying or modifying the application of an enactment or an instrument made under an enactment.

the poll is countermanded or abandoned for any reason, or

no person is or remains, or an insufficient number of persons are or remain, validly nominated to fill the vacancy or vacancies in respect of which the election is held,

rules under section 36 above relating to the notice to be given of an election and the manner in which an election is to be conducted apply in relation to the election so ordered to be held as they applied or would have applied in relation to the election which has not been duly held or has failed or become void;

no fresh nomination is necessary in the case of a candidate who remains validly nominated for that election.

the first Thursday in May; or

such other day as may be fixed by the Secretary of State by order made by statutory instrument not later than 1st February in the year preceding the year or, in the case of an order affecting more than one year, the first year in which the order is to take effect.

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if an extraordinary general election is, under section 3(2) of F305the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) (“the 1998 Act”) (which enables the holding of such an election), to be held on a day occurring within the relevant period,

the day or the last day on which anything is required or permitted to be done by any rules under section 42 above, or

the day on which anything is required to be done under subsection (1) F308or (1B) above F309 . . . or section 45(1) below,