Representation of the People Act 1983

[F1 13 Publication of registers. U.K.

[F2 (1) Each registration officer must for each year publish a revised version of his registers—

(a) 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

(b) 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.]

[F3 (1A) Subsection (1)(a) above has effect, in the case of a registration officer acting for an area in which (or in part of which) an election to which section 13B below applies is held during the period—

(a) starting with 1st July in the year in question, and

(b) ending with 1st December in that year,

as if for “1st December in that year” there were substituted 1st February in the following year.]

(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) [F4 or (3A)] 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 [F5 any of sections 13A to [F6 13BC]] 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.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 13-13B substituted (29.1.2001 for certain purposes and 16.2.2001 otherwise) for s. 13 by 2000 c. 2, s. 8(a), Sch. 1 para. 6; S.I. 2001/116, art. 2(1)(2) (with art. 2(4))

F2 S. 13(1) substituted (1.12.2006) by Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 33), ss. 5(1), 31; S.I. 2006/2688, art. 3(1)(2)(a)

F3 S. 13(1A) inserted (4.9.2009) by Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (c. 12), ss. 23(2), 43(1); S.I. 2009/2395, art. 2 (with art. 3)

F4 Words in s. 13(2)(b) inserted (10.6.2014 for E.W., 15.9.2014 for N.I., 19.9.2014 for S.) by Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (c. 6), s. 27(1), Sch. 4 para. 11(2) (with Sch. 5); S.I. 2014/414, art. 5(m); S.I. 2014/2439, art. 2(l)

F5 Words in s. 13(5)(b) substituted (4.9.2009) by Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (c. 12), ss. 39, 43(1), Sch. 6 para. 2; S.I. 2009/2395, art. 2 (with art. 3)

F6 Word in s. 13(5)(b) substituted (4.3.2016) by Recall of MPs Act 2015 (c. 25), s. 24(3), Sch. 2 para. 2; S.I. 2016/290, reg. 2

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 12-17 extended (N.I.) (with modifications) by Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 (c. 3, SIF 42), ss. 2, 13(6), Sch. 1 Pt. I (as amended (16.2.2001) by 2000 c. 2, s. 8, Sch. 3 para. 3(5); S.I. 2001/116, art. 2(1) (with art. 2(3)-(5)))

C2 S. 13 applied (with modifications) (E.W.) (16.2.2001) by S.I. 2001/341, reg. 13(4)(5), Sch. 4 Pt. I

S. 13 applied (with modifications) (N.I.) (16.2.2001) by S.I. 2001/400, reg. 13(3)(4), Sch. 4 Pt. I

S. 13 applied (with modifications) (9.4.2001) by S.I. 2001/1184, reg. 9, Sch. Pt. I (as substituted (17.3.2009) by S.I. 2009/726, regs. 1(1), 2(3)(4), Sch.)

C3 S. 13 applied (with modifications) (N.I.) (1.7.2008) by The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1741), reg. 14(3)(4), Sch. 4

C4 S. 13(1) excluded (E.W.S.) (27.3.2013) by The Electoral Registration (Postponement of 2013 Annual Canvass) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/794), arts. 1(1), 4(1)(b)

C5 S. 13(1) excluded (E.W.S.) (19.9.2014) by The Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/3197), arts. 1, 14(2)(a)

C6 S. 13(1)(a) modified (N.I.) (22.10.2003) by The Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections and Periods of Suspension) Act 2003 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/2696), art. 2

C7 S. 13(1A) excluded (E.W.S.) (27.3.2013) by The Electoral Registration (Postponement of 2013 Annual Canvass) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/794), arts. 1(1), 4(1)(b)

C8 S. 13(1A) excluded (E.W.S.) (19.9.2014) by The Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/3197), arts. 1, 14(2)(a)