C3Part I Parliamentary and Local Government Franchise and its Exercise

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Registration of parliamentary and local government electors

F1C1C413 Publication of registers.

1

Following the conclusion of the canvass conducted by a registration officer for any year under section 10 above, the officer shall publish a revised version of both of his registers—

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by 1st December in that year; or

b

by such later date as regulations may prescribe.

2

The revised versions of the registers shall incorporate—

a

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

b

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

3

A registration officer may in addition, if he thinks fit, publish a revised version of either of his registers at any time between—

a

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

b

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

and a registration officer proposing to publish a revised version of a register in accordance with this subsection must publish notice of his intention to do so by such time and in such manner as may be prescribed.

4

When revising a register for publication under this section the registration officer shall make such changes affecting the electoral numbers of persons registered in the register as he considers necessary in order to comply with section 9(4) above.

5

Where a revised version of a register is published at any time under this section, the register has effect in the form in which it is so published as from that time until the time when—

a

a revised version is next so published, or

b

if earlier, any alteration to the register takes effect under section 13A or 13B below.

6

Any reference in this section or section 13A below to the publication of a revised version of the register is to its publication in accordance with regulations made in pursuance of paragraphs 10A and 10B(1)(a) of Schedule 2 to this Act.