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Representation of the People Act 1985

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Part V (general and supplemental)

68For subsection (1) of section 200 (public notices) there shall be substituted—

“(1)A public notice required by or under this Act to be given by a returning officer for a parliamentary election shall be given by posting the notice in some conspicuous place or places in the constituency and may also be given in such other manner as he thinks desirable for publicising it.

(1A)A public notice required by or under this Act to be given by the proper officer of a local authority at a local government election shall be given by posting the notice in some conspicuous place or places in the local government area and may also be given in such other manner as he thinks desirable for publicising it”.

69For subsection (2) of section 201 (regulations) there shall be substituted—

“(2)No regulations shall be made under this Act by the Secretary of State otherwise than under section 203(4) below unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament”.

70In section 202 (interpretation) the definition of "registration duties" shall cease to have effect.

71In section 203 (local government provisions as to England and Wales)—

(a)in subsection (1) for the definition of " electoral area " there shall be substituted—

  • “' electoral area ' means any electoral division or ward or, in the case of a parish or community in which there are no wards, the parish or community, for which the election of councillors is held under the local government Act”; and

(b)in subsection (4) in paragraph (a) at the beginning there shall be inserted the words " the council shall appoint an officer of the council to be registration officer for the isles and " and the words from " and any " to " officer " shall cease to have effect.

72In section 205 (general application to Northern Ireland) for paragraph (a) of subsection (1) there shall be substituted—

“(a)a reference to the Attorney General refers to the Attorney General for Northern Ireland ;

(aa)a reference to the Director of Public Prosecutions refers to the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland ;”.

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