Representation of the People Act 1985

Other Schedules

87 In Schedule 2 (regulations as to registration)—

(a) for paragraph 8 there shall be substituted—

“8 Provisions requiring the registration officer to prepare a special list of those persons entitled to be registered whose addresses are not required to be shown on the electors lists or of any class of such persons, showing the addresses of the person concerned.”;

(b) paragraph 9 shall cease to have effect; and

(c) after paragraph 11 there shall be inserted—

“11A (1) Provisions authorising or requiring registration officers who are data users to supply data, or documents containing information extracted from data and in such form as may be prescribed, to such persons as may be prescribed on payment of a prescribed fee.

(2) In this paragraph ' data user' and ' data' have the same meanings as in section 1 of the [1984 c. 35.] Data Protection Act 1984.”.

88 In Schedule 3 (return and declarations as to election expenses) in paragraph 2 of the Form of Declarations for the word " transmitted " there shall be substituted the word " delivered".

89 In Schedule 4 (election expenses at certain local elections in England and Wales)—

(a) in paragraph 3 for the word " send " there shall be substituted the word " deliver"; and

(b) in paragraph 4(2) for the words from the beginning to " (b)" there shall be substituted the words—

“(2) Civil proceedings for a penalty under this paragraph shall be commenced within the period of one year beginning with the day in respect of which the penalty is alleged to have been incurred.

(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) above”.

90 In Schedule 7 (transitional provisions and savings)—

(a) in paragraph 6 for the words " 76(3)" and " varied " there shall be substituted respectively the words " 76A(1) " and " fixed " ; and

(b) paragraphs 8 and 9 shall cease to have effect