SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2 Provisions Which May be Contained in Regulations as to Registration Etc.
C1F13ZA
1
Provision about applications under section 10ZC F2, 10ZD, 13BD or 13BE, including in particular provision about—
a
the form and contents of applications and of any declarations to be made in connection with them;
b
the manner in which applications F3and any such declarations are to be made.
2
Provision made under sub-paragraph (1) may include provision—
a
conferring functions on registration officers, or local or public authorities, to enable applications to be made in a particular manner;
b
conferring other functions on registration officers;
c
conferring functions on the Electoral Commission.
F42A
Provision made under sub-paragraph (1) in relation to applications within sub-paragraph (2B) may include provision—
a
conferring functions on the Secretary of State to enable applications to be made in a particular manner;
b
authorising the Secretary of State, in prescribed circumstances, to complete applications in part for people.
2B
The following applications are within this sub-paragraph—
a
an application for registration in, or alteration of—
i
a register of parliamentary electors,
ii
a register of local government electors in England, or
iii
a register of local government electors in Scotland or Wales, where the application is submitted through the UK digital service;
b
an application under section 13BD or 13BE.
3
Provision requiring a person making an application under section 10ZC or 10ZD—
a
to provide evidence that he or she is the person named in the application;
b
to provide evidence of entitlement to be registered.
F53A
Provision requiring a person making an application under section 13BD or 13BE to provide evidence that the person is the person named in the application.
4
Provision made under sub-paragraph (3) F6or (3A) must specify the kind of evidence that a person is required to provide.
5
Examples of the evidence that may be specified include a person's date of birth or national insurance number.
6
Provision made under sub-paragraph (3) F7or (3A) may require a person to provide the evidence to a registration officer or to some other prescribed person (or person of a prescribed description).
F87
In sub-paragraph (2B)(a)(iii), “the UK digital service” means a digital service provided by a Minister of the Crown for the registration of electors, and the reference to an application submitted through the UK digital service is a reference to an application submitted using that service as an intermediary.