Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013

Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2)

20 (1) Schedule 2 (provisions which may be contained in regulations as to registration etc) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 1—

(a) in sub-paragraph (2), after “authorising” insert “or requiring”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (3)(a)—

(i) for “so required” substitute “by virtue of regulations under sub-paragraph (2) required”;

(ii) after “so registered” insert “or to determine whether the person is the person who made the application under section 10ZC or 10ZD”.

(3) After paragraph 1A (inserted by Schedule 2) insert—

“1B(1) Provision as to the information that a registration officer may or must require persons to give by virtue of regulations under paragraph 1(2), or must provide to persons, when conducting a canvass in Great Britain (whether as part of a canvass form or otherwise).

(2) Provision authorising or requiring a registration officer in Great Britain to complete canvass forms in part for people.

(3) Provision as to the form and contents of declarations to be made by those responding to a canvass in Great Britain.”

(4) In paragraph 3A (regulations as to form and content of applications for registration etc), after “registration” insert “in Northern Ireland”.

(5) After paragraph 3B insert—

“3C(1) Provision authorising or requiring a registration officer conducting a canvass in Great Britain to take specified steps for the purpose of obtaining information where no response is received in respect of a particular address.

(2) Provision authorising or requiring a registration officer in Great Britain to take specified steps to encourage a person to make an application under section 10ZC or 10ZD in response to an invitation to do so made by the officer.

(3) Examples of the steps that a registration officer may be authorised or required to take under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) include writing to the person or visiting the person’s address to speak to the person.”

(6) In paragraph 5(2) (provision as to evidence of age or nationality which may be required), after “required” insert “by the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland”.

(7) After paragraph 5A insert—

“5B(1) Provision as to the steps that a registration officer in Great Britain must take, before appointing a person as proxy to vote for another, to ensure that the appointment complies with paragraph 6(3) or (3A) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000.

(2) Provision under sub-paragraph (1) may require another registration officer (including the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland) to provide information about whether the person has or will have an entry in a register maintained by that officer.”