C1C11C9C8C3C5C10C6C4 Part I Parliamentary and Local Government Franchise and its Exercise
Pt. 1 modified (E.W.) (25.5.2018) by The West Suffolk (Local Government Changes) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/639), arts. 1, 20(7)
Pt. 1 modified (E.W.) (25.5.2018) by The East Suffolk (Local Government Changes) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/640), arts. 1, 20(7)
Pt. 1 modified (E.W.) (26.5.2018) by The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/648), arts. 1, 39(6)
Pt. 1 modified (E.W.) (26.5.2018) by The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/648), arts. 1, 24(6)
Pt. 1 modified (E.W.) (26.5.2018) by The Somerset West and Taunton (Local Government Changes) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/649), arts. 1, 20(7)
Pt. 1 modified (E.W.) (23.5.2019) by The Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/957), arts. 1, 18(6)
Pt. 1 modified (E.W.) (14.2.2020) by The Northamptonshire (Structural Changes) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/156), arts. 1, 20(8)
Pt. 1 modified (E.W.) (14.2.2020) by The Northamptonshire (Structural Changes) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/156), arts. 1, 20(14)
Service qualifications and declarations for registration
C2C714 Service qualification.
1
A person has a service qualification for the purposes of this Act who—
a
is a member of the forces,
b
(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,
c
is employed by the British Council in a post outside the United Kingdom,
d
is the F1spouse or civil partner of a member of the forces,
F2e
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,
and where a person leaves the United Kingdom to take up employment or residence as mentioned above or returns to the United Kingdom at the end of such employment or residence, the employment or residence shall be deemed to begin from the time of leaving or to continue until the time of returning, as the case may be.
F41A
In relation to the registration of local government electors in Scotland, a person also has a service qualification for the purposes of this Act if—
a
the person is under the age of 18,
b
a parent or guardian of the person has a service qualification under any of paragraphs (a) to (e) of subsection (1), and
c
the person is residing at a particular place in order to be with that parent or guardian.
F51A
In relation to the registration of local government electors in Wales, a person also has a service qualification for the purposes of this Act if—
a
the person is under the age of 18,
b
a parent or guardian of the person has a service qualification under any of paragraphs (a) to (e) of subsection (1), and
c
the person is residing at a particular place in order to be with that parent or guardian.
F32
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Pt. I (ss. 1–66) modified by Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50, SIF 42), s. 2(6)