Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 33)

Part 1 Registration of electors

Periodical canvass etc.

2 Abolition of annual canvass

(1) Amend section 10 of the 1983 Act (maintenance of registers: annual canvass) as follows.

(2) In subsection (1), after “registration officer” insert “in Great Britain”.

(3) After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) The Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland must conduct a canvass in Northern Ireland in such years as are determined in accordance with section 10ZA.”

(4) In subsection (2)—

(a) for “for any year” substitute “under subsection (1) or (1A)”, and

(b) for “that year” substitute “the year in which it is conducted”.

(5) In the heading, for “annual canvass” substitute “duty to conduct canvass”.