Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. I (ss. 1–66) modified by Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50, SIF 42), s. 2(6)
A service declaration shall state—
(a)the date of the declaration.
(b)where the declarant is a member of the forces or the wife or husband of such a member, that on that date the declarant is, or but for the circumstances entitling him to make the declaration would have been, residing in the United Kingdom,
(c)in the case of any other declarant, that on that date and, unless it is a qualifying date, on the qualifying date next following he is or will be, or but for those circumstances would have been, residing in the United Kingdom,
(d)the address where the declarant is or, as the case may be, will be or would have been residing in the United Kingdom or, if he cannot give any such address, an address at which he has resided in the United Kingdom,
(e)that on the date of the declaration the declarant is a Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland [F1or a relevant citizen of the Union],
(f)whether the declarant had on the date of the declaration attained the age of 18 years, and, if he had not, the date of his birth, and
(g)such particulars (if any) as may be prescribed of the declarant’s identity and service qualifications,
and (except where the declarant is a member of the forces or the wife or husband of such a member) shall be attested in the prescribed manner.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 16(e) inserted (6.8.1995) by S.I. 1995/1948, regs. 1(2), 5(2), Sch. 2 paras. 3(b), 6
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2Ss. 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
C3Ss. 15-17 applied (with modifications) (17.2.1994) by S.I. 1994/342, regs. 1(2)(3), 2(2), 13(3)