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(1)Each registration officer in Great Britain must conduct an annual canvass in relation to the area for which the officer acts.
(2)The purpose of the canvass is to ascertain—
(a)the names and addresses of persons who are entitled to be registered in a register maintained by the officer but who are not registered;
(b)those persons who are registered in such a register but who are not entitled to be registered.
(3)The canvass is to be conducted in a manner to be set out in regulations.
(4)The regulations may confer functions on the Electoral Commission (for example, the Commission may be required to design a canvass form [F2or, except for the purposes of a register of local government electors in [F3Scotland [F4or] Wales], one or more canvass communications]).
(5)A registration officer may make house to house inquiries for the purposes of the canvass, for example—
(a)to obtain information before sending out a canvass form [F5or communication],
[F6(aa)except for the purposes of a register of local government electors in [F7Scotland [F8or] Wales], to obtain the information required by a canvass form,]
(b)to supplement information provided on a canvass form [F9or communication], or
(c)to obtain information where no canvass form [F10or communication] is returned.
(6)Nothing in this section applies in relation to—
(a)the registration of persons in respect of residence in penal institutions (within the meaning of section 3) or mental hospitals (within the meaning of section 7) or other places at which persons to whom section 7A applies may be detained,
(b)the registration of persons in pursuance of declarations of local connection, service declarations or overseas electors' declarations, or
(c)the registration of persons with anonymous entries in the register.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 9D 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), ss. 4, 27(1) (with Sch. 5); S.I. 2014/414, art. 5(d); S.I. 2014/2439, art. 2(c)
F2Words in s. 9D(4) inserted (31.12.2019) by The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1451), regs. 1(3), 4(a)
F3Words in s. 9D(4) omitted (S.) (3.3.2020) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/62), arts. 1(1), 4(a)
F4Words in s. 9D(4) omitted (E.W.) (22.1.2020) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/50), regs. 2, 5(a)
F5Words in s. 9D(5)(a) inserted (31.12.2019) by The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1451), regs. 1(3), 4(b)
F6S. 9D(5)(aa) inserted (31.12.2019) by The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1451), regs. 1(3), 4(c)
F7Words in s. 9D(5)(aa) omitted (S.) (3.3.2020) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/62), arts. 1(1), 4(b)
F8Words in s. 9D(5)(aa) omitted (E.W.) (22.1.2020) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/50), regs. 2, 5(b)
F9Words in s. 9D(5)(b) inserted (31.12.2019) by The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1451), regs. 1(3), 4(d)
F10Words in s. 9D(5)(c) inserted (31.12.2019) by The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1451), regs. 1(3), 4(e)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 9D: power to modify conferred (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), ss. 7(2), 27(1) (with Sch. 5); S.I. 2014/414, art. 5(f); S.I. 2014/2439, art. 2(e)
C2S. 9D(3) excluded (temp.) (E.W.) (13.7.2016) by The Electoral Registration Pilot Scheme (England) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/739), arts. 1(1), 3, 4
C3S. 9D(3) excluded (temp. until 6.7.2018) (E.W.) (30.6.2017) by The Electoral Registration Pilot Scheme (England and Wales) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/610), arts. 1(1), 4
C4S. 9D(3) excluded (temp. until 6.7.2018) (S.) (30.6.2017) by The Electoral Registration Pilot Scheme (Scotland) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/605), arts. 1(1), 4
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