SCHEDULE 6 Minor and consequential amendments
Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50)
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(1)
Section 6 (absent vote at elections for an indefinite period) is amended as follows.
(2)
In subsection (1)—
(a)
omit “, at local government elections or at both”; and
(b)
in paragraph (a), for “elections to which the application relates” substitute “
parliamentary elections
”
.
(3)
In subsection (2), omit—
(a)
“or local government”, and
(b)
paragraph (aa),
and, in paragraph (c), after “his spouse,” insert “
or by reason of his attendance on a course provided by an educational institution or that of his spouse,
”
.
(4)
Omit subsection (2A).
(5)
In subsection (3), omit paragraph (a).
(6)
In subsection (4), after “in pursuance of” insert “
a declaration of local connection or
”
.