Further provisions about enfranchisement of British citizens overseas

3Provisions supplementary to section 2

1

In section 1 of the [1985 c. 50.] Representation of the People Act 1985—

a

in subsection (2)(b), for “the following” there is substituted “one of the following sets of”,

b

in subsection (3), for “Those conditions are” there is substituted “The first set of conditions is”, and

c

at the end of subsection (4) there is inserted “and the reference in subsection (3A) above to a register of local government electors includes a reference to a register of electors prepared for the purposes of local elections (within the meaning of the [1962 c. 14 (N.I.).] Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962)”.

2

In section 2 of that Act—

a

in subsection (1), at the end of paragraph (b) there is inserted “or, as the case may be, at which he was resident”,

b

in subsection (2), after “year” there is inserted “(being a year during the whole or any part of which he may be entitled to vote)”,

c

in subsection (4)—

i

for the words from “specify the” to “such address” there is substituted—

a

show which set of conditions in section 1 of this Act the declarant claims to satisfy,

b

in the case of the first set of conditions, specify the address in respect of which he was registered, and

c

in the case of the second set of conditions, specify—

i

the date of the declarant’s birth,

ii

the address in the United Kingdom at which he was resident, and

iii

the name of the parent or guardian on whose registration in respect of that address he relies, and whether the person named was a parent or guardian,

and may not, in the case of either set of conditions, specify more than one such address

ii

after “registered” there is inserted “or, as the case may be, at which he was resident”.

3

In section 3 of that Act—

a

in subsection (3)(b), for “the following” there is substituted “one of the following sets of”, and

b

in subsection (4), for “Those conditions are” there is substituted “The first set of conditions is”.