C1Part I Parliamentary and Local Government Franchise and its Exercise

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
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Pt. I (ss. 1–66) modified by Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50, SIF 42), s. 2(6)

Supplemental provisions as to parliamentary and local government elections

53 Power to make regulations as to registration etc. C2

1

Provision may be made by regulations—

a

with respect to the form of the register of electors and of the electors lists or any special lists or records required by this Act in connection with the register or with any election;

b

with respect to the procedure to be followed in the preparation of the register, the electors lists and any such special lists or records as mentioned above, and with respect to the time, place and manner of their publication F1(including provision for electors lists which have been published in the form of a draft register to take effect with any necessary amendments as the register and provision with respect to the time at which the register is to be treated as being published in such a case); and

C3c

generally with respect to any matters incidental to the provisions of this Act so far as those provisions relate to the registration of electors or to voting by post or proxy.

2

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Without prejudice to the generality of F3subsection (1) above, regulations made with respect to the matters mentioned in F3that subsection may contain any such provisions as are mentioned in Schedule 2 to this Act.