5U.K.In section 53 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (power to make regulations as to registration etc), after subsection (4) insert—
“(5)Before making regulations containing provision under paragraph 1A of Schedule 2, or paragraph 13(1ZB) of that Schedule so far as relating to that paragraph, the Secretary of State must consult—
(a)the Electoral Commission,
(b)the Information Commissioner, and
(c)any other person the Secretary of State thinks appropriate.
(6)The Secretary of State may require the Electoral Commission to—
(a)prepare a report on specified matters relating to the operation of any provision made under paragraph 1A of Schedule 2, and
(b)give the Secretary of State a copy of the report by no later than a specified date.
(7)The Secretary of State must publish a copy of the report.
(8)A registration officer in Great Britain must comply with any request made by the Electoral Commission for information that it reasonably requires in connection with the preparation of a report under subsection (6).”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 5.2.2013 by S.I. 2013/219, art. 2(c)