SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5Transitional provision to do with Part 1

PART 4Absent voting

Applicant for absent vote must have made successful new application for registration or had registration confirmed

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1

For the purposes of an absent voting application made on or after the commencement date, a person is to be regarded as registered in a register in Great Britain only if the person—

a

was registered in the register immediately before the commencement date and has had his or her entitlement to remain registered confirmed, or

b

has made a successful new application for registration.

2

“Absent voting application” means an application under paragraph 3(1) or (2) or 4(1) or (2) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000.

3

This paragraph does not apply in relation to a person who is a relevant person for the purposes of Part 5 or 6 of this Schedule.