C4C15C16C18C17C19C20C22C23 Part I Parliamentary and Local Government Franchise and its Exercise

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Registration of parliamentary and local government electors

F1C1C2E2C3C5C6C7C8C9C10C1313B Alteration of registers: pending elections.

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If, by virtue of section 13A(2) above F10or section 13BC(3) or (6) below, an alteration in a published version of a register is to take effect after the fifth day before the date of the poll for an election to which this section applies, the alteration does not have effect for the purposes of the election.

C11C21F52

Subsection (3) below applies where—

a

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 F9paragraphs (za), (zb), (b), (c) and (d) of that subsection;

b

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

c

no alteration made in consequence of the determination, requirement or decision—

i

has already taken effect, or

ii

is due to take effect,

under subsection (2) of that sectionF11, or under section 13AB(3) or section 13BC(3) or (6), on or before the fifth day before the date of the poll.

C11C213

In such a case the registration officer shall issue, in the prescribed manner, a notice specifying the appropriate alteration in the register; and—

a

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

b

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

C21F123ZA

In determining for the purposes of subsection (2)(c) whether an alteration made in consequence of the determination, requirement or decision is due to take effect under section 13BC(3) on or before the fifth day before the date of the poll, the reference to section 13B in section 13BC(2) is to be disregarded.

C213ZB

Subsection (3) does not require a registration officer to issue a notice under that subsection in a case where section 13BC(3) or (6) requires the officer to issue a notice under that provision at an earlier time.

C11C21F63A

Subsection (3B) below applies where—

a

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

b

in consequence of the notification—

i

an entry relating to that person falls to be made in the register in respect of an address in the relevant election area, or

ii

his entry in the register requires to be altered.

C11C213B

In such a case the registration officer shall issue, in the prescribed manner, a notice specifying the appropriate alteration in the register; and—

a

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

b

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

C11C213C

Subsection (3D) below applies where—

a

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;

b

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

c

in consequence of the determination—

i

an entry relating to that person falls to be made in the register in respect of an address in the relevant election area, or

ii

his entry in the register requires to be altered.

C11C213D

In such a case the registration officer shall issue, in the prescribed manner, a notice specifying the appropriate alteration in the register; and—

a

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

b

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

C11C213E

In subsection (3C)(b) above, “representation” means a representation made in accordance with prescribed requirements to the effect that the register contains a clerical error.

C11C214

This section applies to the following elections—

a

parliamentary elections F2in England, Wales or Scotland,

F13b

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

c

elections to the Scottish Parliament,

d

elections to the National Assembly for Wales, F7...

F3e

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

f

local government elections in England, Wales or Scotland F8and

C14g

elections of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales.

C11C215

In this section—

  • “the appropriate publication date”, in relation to a registration officer and an election to which this section applies, means either the sixth or the fifth day before the date of the poll, as the registration officer may determine;

  • “the final nomination day”, in relation to such an election, means the last day on which nomination papers may be delivered to the returning officer for the purposes of the election;

  • “the relevant election area”, in relation to a registration officer and such an election, means—

    1. a

      the area for which the registration officer acts, or

    2. b

      if the election is held in only part of that area, the part of that area in question.

C11C216

Section 119 below shall apply for the purposes of this section as if—

a

it were contained in Part II of this Act; and

b

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.

F1C1C2E1C5C6C8C9C10C12C1313B Alteration of registers: pending elections.

1

An alteration in a published version of a register of electors which takes effect under section 13A(2) above after the final nomination day in the case of an election to which this section applies shall not have effect for the purposes of that election unless the alteration—

a

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

b

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

2

Subsection (3) below applies where—

a

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 decision or determination—

i

falling within subsection (1)(c) or (d) of that section, and

ii

in consequence of which a person’s name falls to be entered in (or removed from) the register in respect of an address in the relevant election area; and

b

no alteration made in consequence of that decision or determination—

i

has already taken effect, or

ii

is due to take effect,

under subsection (2) of that section on or before the fifth day before the date of the poll.

3

In such a case the registration officer shall issue, in the prescribed manner, a notice specifying the appropriate alteration in the register; and—

a

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

b

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

4

This section applies to the following elections—

a

parliamentary elections F2in England, Wales or Scotland,

F13b

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

c

elections to the Scottish Parliament,

d

elections to the National Assembly for Wales, F7...

F3e

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

f

local government elections in England, Wales or Scotland F8and

g

elections of police and crime commissioners in England and Wales.

5

In this section—

  • “the appropriate publication date”, in relation to a registration officer and an election to which this section applies, means either the sixth or the fifth day before the date of the poll, as the registration officer may determine;

  • “the final nomination day”, in relation to such an election, means the last day on which nomination papers may be delivered to the returning officer for the purposes of the election;

  • “the relevant election area”, in relation to a registration officer and such an election, means—

    1. a

      the area for which the registration officer acts, or

    2. b

      if the election is held in only part of that area, the part of that area in question.

6

Section 119 below shall apply for the purposes of this section as if—

a

it were contained in Part II of this Act; and

b

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.