Schedules

Schedule 2Power to make regulations about registration, absent voting and other matters

I113Power to make provision about unique reference numbers: elections in Northern Ireland

1

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about the issuing or use of unique reference numbers in connection with—

a

applications for registration in a register of parliamentary electors, or a register of local electors, in Northern Ireland;

b

applications to vote by post or proxy at parliamentary or local elections in Northern Ireland;

c

a canvass under section 10 of RPA 1983 (maintenance of registers: duty to conduct canvass in Northern Ireland).

2

Regulations under sub-paragraph (1) may in particular make provision—

a

amending or repealing section 10B of RPA 1983 or any other provision made by the Representation of the People Acts about unique reference numbers allocated under that section;

b

amending or repealing any provision made by the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 about such unique reference numbers;

c

changing how unique reference numbers are referred to in any provision made by the Representation of the People Acts or the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989.

3

Regulations under sub-paragraph (1) may make—

a

different provision for different purposes;

b

consequential, supplementary, incidental, transitional, transitory or saving provision.

4

The consequential provision that may be made by virtue of sub-paragraph (3)(b) includes provision amending any provision made by the Representation of the People Acts or the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989.

5

Regulations under sub-paragraph (1) are to be made by statutory instrument.

6

A statutory instrument containing regulations under sub-paragraph (1) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.