SCHEDULES

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 ”.