Representation of the People Act 2000

Effect of registers

12(1)Section 49 (effect of registers) is amended as follows.

(2)Omit subsections (1) and (2).

(3)In subsection (5), for “the qualifying date”, wherever occurring, substitute “the relevant date”.

(4)After subsection (5) insert—

(6)In subsection (5) above“the relevant date” means—

(a)in relation to a person registered in the register in question as published in accordance with section 13(1) above, the 15th October immediately preceding the date of publication of the register;

(b)in relation to any other person registered in the register in question, the relevant date for the purposes of section 4 above.