1983 c. 2.

1985 c. 50.

2000 c. 2.

1998 c. 29.

Section 10A was substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

1971 c. 80.

Rule 29(3A) was inserted by section 13(2) of the 2000 Act.

Sections 2 and 3 were substituted by Schedule 2 to the 2000 Act.

Section 8 was amended by Schedule 16 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19).

Section 16 was amended by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

Section 16(d) was amended by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

Sections 14 and 15 were amended by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

Section 2 was substituted by Schedule 2 to the 2000 Act.

Sections 1 to 3 of the 1985 Act were substituted by Schedule 2 to the 2000 Act.

1974 c. 23; section 3(1) was amended by Schedule 15 to the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33).

Section 54 was amended by Schedule 4 to the 1985 Act.

Section 4 was substituted by section 1(2) of the 2000 Act.

Sections 10A and 13A were substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

Section 2 was substituted by Schedule 2 to the 2000 Act.

Section 56(1)(a) was amended by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

Section 10A was substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

Section 4 was substituted by section 1(2) of the 2000 Act.

Sections 7 and 7A were substituted and inserted by sections 4 and 5 of the 2000 Act.

Section 10A was inserted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

Section 10 was substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

Section 13 was substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

Sections 13, 13A and 13B were substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

Section 9 was substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

Section 2 was substituted by Schedule 2 to the 2000 Act.

Section 7B was inserted by section 6 of the 2000 Act.

Section 13 was substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

Section 4 was substituted by section 1(2) of the 2000 Act.

Sections 13 to 13B were substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

Subsections (2B) and (2C) of section 35 were inserted by Schedule 3 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29).

The exercise of the powers in section 52(1) is made subject to section 7(1) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41) and section 52(1A), as inserted by Schedule 21 to that Act, is relevant to those powers.

1997 c. 24.

1984 c. 23.

11 & 12 Geo.6 c. 29.

1992 c. 4.

1971 c. 80.

Section 56(1)(b) was amended by Schedule 2 to the 1985 Act.

2000 c. 26.

Section 36(3) was substituted by section 17 of the 1985 Act and section 36(3B) was inserted by Schedule 16 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19).

Rule 24 was substituted by Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act.

Section 66(6) was amended by Schedule 3 to the 1985 Act.

Rule 24 was substituted by paragraph 10(3) of Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act.

Rule 45(1B) was inserted by paragraph 10(4)(a) of Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act.

Sections 10A and 13A were substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

Section 36(3C) was substituted by section 17 of the 1985 Act.

Section 53 was amended by Schedule 4 to the 1985 Act and Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

Section 201(1) was amended by S.I. 1991/1728 and section 201(3) was inserted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

Rule 24 was substituted by Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act.

Schedule 2 was amended by Schedules 2 and 4 to the 1985 Act; Schedules 1 and 6 to the 2000 Act; Schedule 16 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19); and section 5 of the Representation of the People Act 1989 (c. 28). Schedule 2 has also been amended by section 9 of the 2000 Act but the amendments are not yet in force.

Section 3 was substituted by Schedule 2 to the 2000 Act.

Section 4 was substituted by section 1(2) of the 2000 Act.

Sections 9, 10A, 13, 13A and 13B were substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

Rule 29(3A) was inserted by section 13(2) of the 2000 Act.

Rule 45(1B) was inserted by Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act.

Section 2 was substituted by Schedule 2 to the 2000 Act.

The European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/2661).

1972 c. 68.

1978 c. 10.

Section 4 was substituted by section 1(2) of the 2000 Act.

Section 9 was substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

Sections 13 to 13B were substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

Section 52 was amended by Schedule 4 to the 1985 Act and Schedule 16 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994.

Section 54 was amended by Schedule 4 to the 1985 Act.

Section 56 was amended by Schedule 4 to the 1985 Act and Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

Section 63 was substituted by Schedule 4 to the 1985 Act.

Section 2 was substituted by Schedule 2 to the 2000 Act.

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2001 No. 341

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE

The Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001

Made9th February 2001

Coming into force16th February 2001

Whereas a draft of these Regulations has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the provisions which are specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

PART IGENERAL, INTERPRETATION AND MISCELLANEOUS1Citation, commencement and extent1

These Regulations may be cited as the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 16th February 2001.

2

These Regulations shall not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.

2Revocations

The instruments listed in column 1 of Schedule 2 to these Regulations (which have the references listed in column 2) are hereby revoked to the extent indicated in column 3 of that Schedule.

3Interpretation1

For the purposes of these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

1983 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1983;

1985 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1985;

2000 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 2000;

“available for inspection” means available for inspection during ordinary office hours;

“British Council employee” means a person employed by the British Council in a post outside the United Kingdom;

“candidate” means—

a

in relation to a parliamentary election, a person who is nominated as a candidate at the election, or is declared by himself or by others to be a candidate on or after the day of the issue of the writ for the election, or after the dissolution or vacancy in consequence of which the writ was issued;

b

in relation to a local government election, a person having been nominated or having declared himself a candidate for election to the office to be filled at the election;

“Crown servant” means a person who is employed in a post falling within the class or description set out in regulation 14 below;

“data” has the same meaning as in section 1(1) of the Data Protection Act 1998;

“European Parliamentary overseas elector” means a peer who has made a European Parliamentary overseas elector’s declaration and is registered or is entitled to be registered in pursuance of it;

“European Parliamentary overseas elector’s declaration” means a declaration made in pursuance of section 2 of the 1985 Act, as applied by regulation 13 of, and Schedule 4 to, these Regulations;

“list of overseas electors” means the list prepared under regulation 45 below;

“overseas elector” means a person who has made an overseas elector’s declaration and is registered or entitled to be registered as a parliamentary elector in pursuance of it;

“register” means the register of electors; and

“registration officer” means the electoral registration officer.

2

A reference in these Regulations to a numbered rule in the elections rules shall be construed as a reference to—

a

the rule of that number in the parliamentary elections rules in Schedule 1 to the 1983 Act in the case of a parliamentary election, or

b

the corresponding rule in the rules made under section 36 of the 1983 Act in the case of a local government election.

3

A reference in these Regulations to a form identified by means of a letter shall be construed as a reference to the form so identified in Schedule 3 to these Regulations.

4

In the application of these Regulations to the registers which are required to be published not later than 15th February 2001 by section 13(1) of the 1983 Act, as enacted, references to the publication of the revised version are to be read as references to the publication of the register.

4Forms1

The registration officer shall supply free of charge as many forms for use in connection with—

a

section 10A(1)(a) and (3) of the 1983 Act, and

b

applications made under Schedule 4 to the 2000 Act and Part IV of these Regulations,

as appear to that officer reasonable in the circumstances to any person who satisfies that officer of his intention to use the forms in connection with an election.

2

The forms set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations or forms substantially to the like effect may be used with such variations as the circumstances may require.

5Communication of applications, notices etc.

The requirement in these Regulations that any application, notice or objection should be in writing is satisfied where (apart from the usual meaning of that expression) the text of it—

a

is transmitted by electronic means,

b

is received in legible form, and

c

is capable of being used for subsequent reference.

6Electronic signatures and related certificates1

A requirement in these Regulations for an application, notice or objection to be signed is satisfied (as an alternative to the signature given by hand) where there is—

a

an electronic signature incorporated into or logically associated with a particular electronic communication, and

b

the certification by any person of such a signature.

2

For the purposes of this regulation an electronic signature is so much of anything in electronic form as—

a

is incorporated into or otherwise logically associated with any electronic communication or both; and

b

purports to be so incorporated or associated for the purpose of being used in establishing the authenticity of the communication, the integrity of the communication or both.

3

For the purposes of this regulation an electronic signature incorporated into or associated with a particular electronic communication is certified by any person if that person (whether before or after the making of the communication) has made a statement confirming that—

a

the signature,

b

a means of producing, communicating or verifying the signature, or

c

a procedure applied to the signature,

is (either alone or in combination with other factors) a valid means of establishing the authenticity of the communication, the integrity of the communication or both.

7Copies of documents

Where a document is made available for inspection under these Regulations, any person may make a copy (whether hand-written or by other means) of the whole or any part of it.

8Time1

Where the day or last day of the time allowed by these Regulations for the doing of any thing falls on any of the days mentioned in paragraph (3) below, that time shall be extended until the next following day which is not one of those days.

2

Subject to regulation 56(6) below, in computing any period of not more than 7 days for the purposes of these Regulations any of the days mentioned in paragraph (3) below shall be disregarded.

3

The days referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) above are a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday or a bank holiday.

4

In paragraph (3) above “bank holiday” means a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in England and Wales.

9Official poll card at parliamentary elections1

For the purposes of rule 28(3) of the rules in Schedule 1 to the 1983 Act the following forms are hereby prescribed.

2

The official poll card issued to an elector shall be in Form A.

3

The official poll card issued to the proxy of an elector shall be Form B.

10Return and declaration of election expenses1

For the purpose of section 75(3) of the 1983 Act, the form of the return of election expenses shall be in Form C and the form of the declaration as to election expenses shall be in Form D.

2

The fee for inspecting a return or declaration (including any accompanying documents) specified in section 89(1) of, or paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 4 to, the 1983 Act (which relate to the return and declarations of election expenses) shall be £5.

3

The price of a copy of any such return, declaration or document shall be at the rate of 20p for each side of each page.

11Interference with notices etc.

If any person without lawful authority destroys, mutilates, defaces or removes any notice published by the registration officer in connection with his registration duties or any copies of a document which have been made available for inspection in pursuance of those duties, he shall be liable on a summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

12Device referred to in rule 29(3A) (b) of parliamentary elections rules1

The device referred to in rule 29(3A)(b) of the rules in Schedule 1 to the 1983 Act shall be of the description set out in this regulation.

2

The device must be capable of being attached firmly to a ballot paper and of being removed from it after use without damage to the paper.

3

On the right-hand side of the device there shall be tabs of equal size which satisfy the conditions in paragraphs (4) to (7) below.

4

The tabs shall be capable of being positioned on the ballot paper so that each one is above one of the spaces to the right of the particulars of the candidates on which the vote is to be marked (“the relevant space”).

5

Each tab shall be numbered so that, when the device is positioned over a ballot paper, the number of each tab corresponds to that of the candidate whose particulars are to the left of the relevant space covered by the tab in question.

6

Each number on a tab shall be in raised form so that it can be clearly identified by touch.

7

Each tab shall be capable of being lifted so as to reveal the relevant space and so that there is sufficient room to allow a voter to mark a cross on that space.

13Registration of European Parliamentary overseas electors1

A peer who, apart from the requirement of registration, is entitled by virtue of section 3 of the 1985 Act to vote as an elector at a European Parliamentary election in a particular electoral region is entitled to be registered in a register under section 3 of that Act, prepared and published by a registration officer in accordance with this regulation and the provisions applied by it.

2

It is the duty of the relevant registration officer appointed under section 8 of the 1983 Act to prepare and publish a register under section 3 of the 1985 Act (which under subsection (7) of that section shall so far as practicable be combined with the register of parliamentary and local government electors) in respect of any year for which any peer to whom paragraph (1) above applies is entitled to be registered and to take reasonable steps to obtain information required by him for that purpose.

3

For the purposes of paragraph (2) above, “the relevant registration officer” is the officer who acts for the area within which is situated the place specified in the declaration in accordance with section 2(4) of the 1985 Act, as applied by this regulation, as having been the address in respect of which the declarant was previously registered or, as the case may be, at which he was resident.

4

The provisions of the 1983 Act and the 1985 Act which are set out in column 1 of Schedule 4 to these Regulations shall, subject to—

a

any modifications and exceptions specified in relation to those provisions in column 2 of that Schedule, and

b

paragraph (5) below,

apply for the purposes of the registration of peers who (subject to the requirement of registration) are entitled to vote at a European Parliamentary election as they apply for the purpose of the registration of parliamentary electors.

5

Unless the context otherwise requires, in the provisions applied by Schedule 4 to these Regulations—

a

any reference to an overseas elector’s declaration shall be construed as a reference to a European Parliamentary overseas elector’s declaration;

b

any reference to a constituency shall be construed as a reference to an electoral region;

c

any reference to a register of parliamentary electors shall be construed as a reference to a register kept under section 3 of the 1985 Act and any reference to the register of local government electors shall be disregarded; and

d

any reference to a provision which is also applied by Schedule 4 to these Regulations shall be construed as a reference to such a provision as so applied.

6

The following provisions, namely—

a

regulations 3, 5 to 8 and 11 above, and

b

regulations 18 to 25, 27 to 32, 36(2), 38 to 43 and 45 below,

shall apply to a European Parliamentary overseas elector’s declaration and registration in pursuance of it as they apply to an overseas elector’s declaration and registration in pursuance of it.

7

For the purposes set out in paragraph (6) above, those regulations shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have effect as if—

a

any reference to a parliamentary elector is a reference to a peer entitled to vote at a European Parliamentary election under section 3 of the 1985 Act;

b

any reference to an overseas elector is a reference to a European Parliamentary overseas elector;

c

any reference to an overseas elector’s declaration is a reference to a European Parliamentary overseas elector’s declaration; and

d

any reference to a provision which is applied by Schedule 4 to these Regulations is a reference to that provision as so applied.

8

A register under section 3 of the 1985 Act may be published by means of a notice making additions to the registers of parliamentary electors and of local government electors with which it must be combined.

PART IISERVICE AND OVERSEAS ELECTORS' DECLARATIONSService declarations14Qualification for Crown servant

A person (not being a member of the forces within the meaning of section 59(1) of the 1983 Act) who is employed in the service of the Crown in a post outside the United Kingdom falls within the class or description referred to in section 14(1)(b) of the 1983 Act if he is required to devote his whole working time to the duties of that post and the remuneration of it is paid wholly out of money provided by Parliament.

15Contents of service declaration1

In addition to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) to (f) of section 16 of the 1983 Act, a service declaration shall state—

a

the declarant’s full name and present address,

b

the grounds on which the declarant claims a service declaration, and

c

such of the particulars specified in paragraph (2), (3) or (4) below as are relevant to the service qualification claimed by the declarant.

2

Where the declarant claims a service qualification on the grounds that he is a member of the forces (within the meaning of section 59(1) of the 1983 Act) or the spouse of such a member, the service declaration shall state—

a

the service (whether naval, military or air forces) in which that member serves,

b

the rank or rating of that member, and

c

the service number of that member;

and where that member serves in the military forces, the service declaration shall in addition state the regiment or corps in which he serves.

3

Where the declarant claims a service qualification on the grounds that he is a Crown servant to whom regulation 14 above applies or the spouse of such a servant, the service declaration shall state—

a

the name of the Government department in which that servant works, and

b

a description of the post of that servant.

4

Where the declarant claims a service qualification on the grounds that he is a British Council employee or the spouse of such an employee, the service declaration shall state a description of the post of that employee.

16Transmission of service declaration1

A service declaration made by a member of the forces or his spouse shall be transmitted to the appropriate registration officer.

2

A service declaration made by a person who is or will be a Crown servant or by his spouse shall be transmitted by the declarant to the Government department under which that person or his spouse is or will be employed or to an officer designated by that department and transmitted by that department or officer to the appropriate registration officer.

3

A service declaration made by a person who is or will be a British Council employee or by his spouse shall be transmitted by the declarant to the British Council and transmitted by the British Council to the appropriate registration officer.

4

In this regulation, the “appropriate registration officer” means the registration officer for the area within which is situated the address specified in the declaration in accordance with section 16(d) or the 1983 Act.

17Notification by registration officer in respect of service declarations1

Where the registration officer is satisfied that the service declaration is duly made he shall so notify the declarant.

2

Where the registration officer rejects an application for registration in pursuance of a service declaration because it—

a

does not contain the particulars required in paragraphs (a) to (f) of section 16 of the 1983 Act and regulation 15 above, or

b

does not comply with the requirements of sections 14 and 15 of the 1983 Act or, where appropriate, regulation 14 or 16 above,

he shall return the declaration to the declarant setting out his reasons for so doing.

Overseas electors' declarations18Contents of overseas elector’s declaration1

In addition to the information required by paragraphs (a) to (d) of subsection (3) and subsection (4) of section 2 of the 1985 Act, an overseas elector’s declaration shall state the declarant’s full name and present address and, where appropriate, the information required by paragraphs (2) to (7) below.

2

If the declarant—

a

was last registered in pursuance of a service or other declaration, rather than actual residence at the address specified in pursuance of section 2(4)(b) of the 1985 Act, and

b

no longer had connection with that address at the time at which he was so registered,

the declaration shall include a statement that the declarant was so registered.

3

If the declarant claims that his name has changed since he was last registered in respect of the address specified in the overseas elector’s declaration in accordance with section 2(4)(b) of the 1985 Act, that declaration shall—

a

set out the name in respect of which the declarant was last previously registered, and

b

give the reason for the change of name.

4

Where a declarant—

a

has on a previous occasion been registered in a register of parliamentary electors in pursuance of an overseas elector’s declaration, and

b

has not, since being so registered, been registered in such a register by virtue of being resident or treated for the purposes of registration as resident at an address in the United Kingdom,

his overseas elector’s declaration shall state those facts and indicate when he was last registered in pursuance of an overseas elector’s declaration.

For the purposes of the application of this paragraph by regulation 13(6) above, this paragraph shall have effect as if, in addition to the modifications made by that regulation, the words “a register of local government electors” were substituted for the words “such a register”.

5

Where a declarant has not made an overseas elector’s declaration in pursuance of which he was registered in a register of parliamentary electors since being included in such a register by virtue of being resident or treated for the purposes of registration as resident at an address in the United Kingdom, or has never made such a declaration, his overseas elector’s declaration shall state—

a

in the case of a declarant who is the bearer of a British passport which describes his national status as “British citizen”, the number of that passport together with its date and place of issue; or

b

in the case of a declarant who is not the bearer of such a passport, but who was born in the United Kingdom before 1st January 1983, those facts; or

c

in the case of a declarant who is not the bearer of such a passport and who was not born in the United Kingdom before 1st January 1983, when and how he acquired the status of British citizen, together with the date, place and country of his birth.

For the purposes of the application of this regulation by regulation 13(6) above, this paragraph shall have effect as if, in addition to the modifications made by that regulation, the words “a register of local government electors” were substituted for the words “such a register”.

6

Where, in the case of a declarant to whom regulation 19 below applies (and who is accordingly required to transmit a copy of his birth certificate together with his declaration), his name on his birth certificate is not the same as his name as given in his overseas elector’s declaration, that declaration shall state the reason for the change of name.

7

Where, in the case of a declarant to whom regulation 19 below applies, he relies on the registration of either—

a

a parent whose name in the register referred to in section 1(4)(c) of the 1985 Act is not the same as the name of that parent as given in either the declarant’s birth certificate or overseas elector’s declaration in accordance with section 2(4)(c)(iii) of the 1985 Act, or

b

a guardian whose name in the register referred to in section 1(4)(c) of the 1985 Act is not the same as the name of that guardian as given in the declarant’s overseas elector’s declaration in accordance with section 2(4)(c)(iii) of the 1985 Act,

that declaration shall state the name of the parent or, as the case may be, guardian as given in the register referred to in section 1(4)(c) and, where known, the reason for the change or, as the case may be, changes of name or, where such reason (or reasons) is not known, a statement to that effect.

For the purposes of the application of this regulation by regulation 13(6) above, this paragraph shall have effect as if, in addition to the modifications made by that regulation, the words “section 3(4)(c)” were substituted for the words “section 1(4)(c)”, in each place where those words occur.

19Certain declarants to supply copy of birth certificates1

This regulation applies to a person who has made an overseas elector’s declaration in which he claims to be qualified as an overseas elector by virtue of the conditions set out in section 1(4) of the 1985 Act, and who has not on a previous occasion made an overseas elector’s declaration in pursuance of which he was registered in a register of parliamentary electors.

For the purpose of the application of this regulation by regulation 13(6) above, this paragraph shall have effect as if, in addition to the modifications made by that regulation, the words “section 3(4)” were substituted for the words “section 1(4)”.

2

Where this regulation applies, a declarant shall transmit together with his overseas elector’s declaration a copy of his birth certificate which shows the names of either or both of his parents as well as his date of birth.

20Attestation of certain overseas electors' declarations1

An overseas elector’s declaration shall be attested in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation except where the declarant has on a previous occasion made such a declaration in pursuance of which he was registered in a register of parliamentary electors and, since being so registered, he has not been included in any register of parliamentary electors by virtue of being resident or treated for the purposes of registration as resident at an address in the United Kingdom.

For the purposes of the application of this regulation by regulation 13(6) above, this paragraph shall have effect as if, in addition to the modifications made by that regulation, the words “local government” were substituted for the word “parliamentary” in the second place where it occurs.

2

An overseas elector’s declaration shall be attested by the bearer of a British passport which described his national status as a “British citizen” who—

a

is not resident in the United Kingdom;

b

is aged 18 years or over, and

c

is not the husband, wife, parent, grandparent, brother, sister, child or grandchild of the declarant.

3

A person shall not attest an overseas elector’s declaration unless he is satisfied, to the best of his knowledge and belief, that the declarant is a British citizen who is not resident in the United Kingdom on the date of the declaration.

4

A person attesting an overseas elector’s declaration shall record on it—

a

his full name and address;

b

that he is the bearer of a British passport which describes his national status as “British citizen” and the number of that passport together with its date and place of issue;

c

that he is aged 18 years or over;

d

that he is not resident in the United Kingdom on the date of the declaration;

e

that he is not the husband, wife, parent, grandparent, brother, sister, child or grandchild of the declarant; and

f

that, to the best of his knowledge and belief, the declarant is a British citizen who is not resident in the United Kingdom on the date of the declaration;

and he shall sign the declaration.

21Transmission of overseas elector’s declaration

An overseas elector’s declaration shall be transmitted to the registration officer for that part of a constituency within which is situated the address specified in the declaration in accordance with section 2(4) of the 1985 Act.

22Notification about registration as overseas elector1

Where the registration officer is satisfied that the declarant qualifies as an overseas elector under the provisions of sections 1 and 2 of the 1985 Act, he shall so notify the declarant.

2

Where the registration officer rejects an application for registration in pursuance of an overseas elector’s declaration because—

a

in his opinion the declarant does not qualify as an overseas elector under section 1 of the 1985 Act, or

b

the declaration does not satisfy the requirements of section 2 of the 1985 Act or regulation 18 or 20 above, or

c

in the case of a person to whom regulation 19 above applies, the requirement in that regulation has not been complied with,

he shall return the declaration to the declarant and set out his reasons for rejecting the application for registration.

3

For the purposes of the application of this regulation by regulation 13(6) above, paragraphs (1) and (2) above shall have effect as if, in addition to the modifications made by that regulation—

a

in paragraph (1), for the words “sections 1 and 2” there were substituted the words “sections 2 and 3”, and

b

in paragraph (2), for the words “section 1” there were substituted the words “section 3”.

PART IIIREGISTRATIONInformation about electors23Power to require information1

A registration officer may require any person to give information required for the purposes of that officer’s duties in maintaining registers of parliamentary and local government electors.

2

A registration officer is under a duty to require persons to give information required for the purposes of that officer’s duty under section 3(1) of the Juries Act 1974.

3

If any person—

a

fails to comply with, or

b

gives false information in pursuance of,

any such requisition of the registration officer as is mentioned in this regulation, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

24Evidence as to age and nationality1

Where a registration officer has doubts about a person’s age or nationality, he may require that person to produce such evidence as is specified in paragraph (2) below for the purposes of registration.

2

The evidence which the registration officer may require is as follows—

a

a birth certificate or a statutory declaration as to the person’s date of birth;

b

a certificate of naturalisation;

c

where a person has made an overseas elector’s declaration, further evidence of his status as a British citizen including a document showing that he has become a British citizen by virtue of registration;

d

in any other case—

i

a document showing that he has become a Commonwealth citizen by virtue of registration; or

ii

a statutory declaration that he is a qualifying Commonwealth citizen or citizen of the Republic of Ireland or a relevant citizen of the Union.

3

If any fee is payable in connection with the making of a declaration for the purposes of this regulation, the registration officer shall pay that fee and it shall be treated as part of his registration expenses within the meaning of section 54(1) of the 1983 Act.

4

Any such declaration shall be made available for inspection at the registration officer’s office until the determination of the application for registration and of any objections duly made to it.

5

This regulation does not apply where an application for registration is made in pursuance of a service declaration.

6

In this regulation “qualifying Commonwealth citizen” has the same meaning as in section 4 of the 1983 Act.

25Reminders to electors registered pursuant to a declaration1

This regulation applies in respect of a person registered in pursuance of—

a

a service declaration;

b

a declaration of local connection; and

c

an overseas elector’s declaration.

2

Subject to paragraph (4) below, the registration officer shall, during the relevant period, send to a person to whom this regulation applies a reminder of the need to make a fresh declaration if he wishes to remain registered as an elector in pursuance of such a declaration.

3

In paragraph (2) above “the relevant period” means the period beginning nine months after the date when the existing entry in a register of the person in question first takes effect and ending ten months after that date.

4

Paragraph (2) above does not apply in respect of a person to whom this regulation applies where—

a

the registration officer has already received from that person a fresh declaration, or

b

information which the registration officer has received indicates that that person is no longer entitled to make the relevant declaration.

26Applications for registration1

An application for registration as a parliamentary or local government elector (or both) under section 10A(1)(a) or 13A(1)(a) of the 1983 Act shall state—

a

the applicant’s full name;

b

the address in respect of which the applicant applies to be registered and at which he is resident on the date of the application;

c

any address in respect of which the applicant is currently registered as an elector, if he has ceased to reside at that address;

d

in the case of an applicant who has not attained the age of 18 years, his date of birth;

e

in the case of an applicant who is 70 years of age or older, that fact;

f

in the case of an applicant who will attain the age of 70 years in the period of twelve months beginning with the date of his application, the date on which he will attain that age;

g

in the case of an applicant who is a merchant seaman within the meaning of section 6 of the 1983 Act, that fact.

2

In the case of a person applying to be registered as a parliamentary or local government elector (or both) in pursuance of a service declaration, a declaration of local connection or an overseas elector’s application, the declaration in question shall accompany the application.

3

An application under this regulation shall include a declaration made by the applicant that—

a

the particulars given in accordance with paragraph (1) above are true;

b

subject to paragraph (5) below, in the case of an application by a relevant citizen of the Union for registration as a local government elector, he is such a citizen; and

c

in any other case, but subject to paragraph (5) below, he is a Commonwealth citizen or citizen of the Republic of Ireland.

4

An application for registration shall be made in writing to the registration officer and be signed and dated by the applicant.

5

Paragraph (3)(b) and (c) above does not apply to a person applying to be registered in pursuance of a service declaration or an overseas elector’s declaration.

27Objections to registration1

Any objection to a person’s registration shall state—

a

the name of the person against whom the objection is made;

b

the address of that person as given in the application for registration;

c

the grounds of the objection;

d

the name of the objector and his address as shown in the register (if so shown) together with the address to which correspondence should be sent if that address is different or if no address is shown in the register; and

e

the electoral number of the objector.

2

An objection shall be made in writing and be signed and dated by the person objecting.

3

In this Part of these Regulations “objection” includes representations made against an application for registration under section 13A(1)(a) of the 1983 Act.

28Inspection of applications and objections

An application for registration and any objection to a person’s registration shall be made available for inspection at the registration officer’s office until the application or objection has been determined by the registration officer.

Determination of applications and objections29Procedure for determining applications for registration and objections without a hearing1

A registration officer shall discharge his functions of determining an application for registration under section 10A(1) or 13A(1)(a) of the 1983 Act and an objection under section 10A(3) of that Act in accordance with this regulation and regulations 30 and 31 below.

2

The registration officer shall keep separate lists of applications for registration and objections and shall—

a

on receipt of an application, forthwith enter in the list of applications the name of the applicant and the address claimed as his qualifying address,

b

on receipt of an objection, forthwith enter in the list of objections the name and qualifying address of the objector together with the particulars referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above, and

c

also forthwith enter particulars of the objection in the list of applications.

In this paragraph “qualifying address” includes the address specified in an overseas elector’s declaration in accordance with section 2(4)(b) or (c)(ii) of the 1985 Act.

3

The registration officer may ask for further information and take no further action until such information is supplied, if he is of opinion that the particulars given in the application or objection are insufficient.

4

The registration officer may allow an application without a hearing provided that no objection is made within five days of the entry of the application in the list of applications.

5

The registration officer may disallow an objection if he is of opinion that the objector is not entitled to object or the objection was made after the period referred to in paragraph (4) above has expired; and he shall so inform the objector.

6

The registration officer may send to the applicant or objector a notice stating his opinion that an application or objection cannot be allowed because—

a

the matter has been concluded by the decision of a court, or

b

the particulars given in the application or objection do not entitle the applicant or objector to succeed.

7

In cases to which paragraph (6) applies, the registration officer shall state the grounds for his opinion and that he intends to disallow the application or objection unless that person gives the registration officer notice within three days from the date of the registration officer’s notice that he requires the application or objection to be heard; and if he receives no such notice within that time, he may disallow the application or objection.

30Notice of hearing1

The registration officer shall, unless he allows or disallows the application or objection under regulation 29 above, send a notice—

a

in the case of an application, to the person making the application, and

b

in the case of an objection, to the objector and the person objected to, stating—

i

the time and place at which he proposes to hear the application or objection;

ii

the name and address of the objector and the grounds of the objection (in the case of a notice sent to a person objected to).

2

The time fixed for the hearing of an application or objection shall not be earlier than the third day or later than the seventh day after the date of the notice referred to in paragraph (1) above.

31Hearing of applications and objections1

The persons entitled to appear and be heard are as follows—

a

on an application, the applicant;

b

on an objection, the objector and the person objected to;

c

on an application or an objection, any other person who appears to the registration officer to be interested.

2

The right to appear and be heard includes the right to make written representations.

3

Any person entitled to appear and be heard may do so either in person or by any other person on his behalf.

4

The registration officer may, at the request of any person entitled to appear and be heard or, if he thinks fit, without such a request, require that the evidence tendered by any person shall be given on oath and may administer the oath for the purpose.

32Registration appeals1

This regulation makes provision in connection with the right to appeal from the decision of a registration officer regarding an application for registration under section 56(1)(a) of the 1983 Act.

2

A person desiring to appeal must—

a

give notice of appeal to the registration officer and to the opposite party (if any) when the decision is given, or within 14 days thereafter, and

b

specify the grounds of appeal.

3

The registration officer shall forward any such notice to the appropriate county court in accordance with rules of court together, in each case, with—

a

a statement of the material facts which in his opinion have been established in the case, and

b

his decision upon the whole case and on any point which may be specified as a ground of appeal.

4

Where it appears to the registration officer that any notices of appeal given to him are based on similar grounds, he shall inform the appropriate county court of this to enable the court (if it thinks fit) to consolidate the appeals or select a case as a test case.

33Circumstances when the power in section 10A(5)(b) of the 1983 Act applies1

Paragraphs (2) and (3) below prescribe the circumstances when section 10A(5)(b) of the 1983 Act applies.

2

Where the registration officer—

a

has received an application under regulation 26 above which includes a statement to which paragraph (1)(c) of that regulation refers;

b

has received a notice under regulation 37 below;

c

has been given information by the elector that he has ceased to reside at the address in question or to satisfy the conditions for registration in section 4 of the 1983 Act;

d

has obtained evidence in pursuance of regulation 35 below which shows that the elector has ceased to reside at the address in question or to satisfy the conditions for registration in section 4 of the 1983 Act; or

e

has been notified by a relative or executor of the elector or by the registrar of births and deaths that the elector has died.

3

Where—

a

the registration officer has required any person duly entered in a register in respect of an address to give him information, or to make a declaration under regulation 24 above, for the purpose of enabling the officer to determine whether—

i

that person remains resident at that address, or

ii

otherwise satisfies the conditions for registration set out in section 4 of the 1983 Act, and

b

the person has not within the period of one month from the date of the requisition complied with it in a manner which the officer considers satisfactory (or at all).

4

Nothing in this regulation applies to a person registered in pursuance of—

a

an application made by virtue of section 7(2) or 7A(2) of the 1983 Act; or

b

a declaration of local connection, a service declaration or an overseas elector’s declaration.

5

In this regulation—

“elector” means a person who is duly entered in a register in respect of an address; and

“relative” means a husband, wife, parent, grandparent, brother, sister, child or grandchild.

34Retaining entries in register1

This regulation sets out the circumstances when a registration officer’s duty to remove a person’s entry from the register of parliamentary or local government electors under section 10A(6) of the 1983 Act does not apply.

2

Those circumstances are that—

a

on the conclusion of a canvass under section 10 of the 1983 Act the registration officer is unable to satisfy himself that a person duly entered in a register in respect of any address was, on the 15th October in question, resident at that address because—

i

the form mentioned in section 10(4) of that Act was not returned in respect of that address, or

ii

for any other reason, insufficient information was obtained as to whether that person was resident at that address on that date;

b

the registration officer has no information which suggests that that person is no longer so resident; and

c

that person was registered at that address otherwise than in the circumstances set out in regulation 33(4) above.

3

Where the circumstances set out in this regulation apply, the registration officer is authorised to retain the entry of the person concerned in such a register for the period expiring with the publication of a revised version of the register under section 13(1) of the 1983 Act in the year next following that in which the canvass referred to in paragraph (2)(a) above was conducted.

35Registration officer’s right to inspect certain records1

A registration officer is authorised to inspect, for the purpose of his registration duties, records kept (in whatever form) by—

a

an authority listed in paragraph (2) below, or

b

any person providing services to, or authorised to exercise any function of, any such authority.

2

Those authorities are—

a

the council by which he was appointed; and

b

any registrar of births and deaths.

3

A registration officer is authorised to make copies of information contained in such records.

36Notices in connection with registration1

A notice under section 13(3) of the 1983 Act must be published—

a

not less than 14 days before the publication of the revised version of the register to which it relates;

b

in a newspaper circulating in the area for which the registration officer acts, and

c

by posting a copy of it at his office and in some conspicuous place or places in that area.

2

A notice under section 13A(2) or 13B(3) of that Act must be issued by—

a

posting a copy of it at the registration officer’s office or in some conspicuous place or places in the area for which he acts, and

b

except in a case falling within regulation 33(2)(e) above, sending a copy of it to any person affected by its contents.

37Notice by registration officer of a change of address1

This regulation applies where a registration officer receives an application for registration which includes a statement given in accordance with regulation 26(1)(c) above.

2

Where the address given in the statement received by the registration officer (“the new registration officer”) is in an area for which another registration officer (“the former registration officer”) acts, the new registration officer shall as soon as practicable notify the former registration officer that the applicant no longer resides in his area.

The register38Separate part of a register for each parliamentary polling district1

The register shall be framed in separate parts for each parliamentary polling district.

2

Where a parliamentary polling district is contained in more than one electoral area, there shall be a separate part of the register for each part of the polling district contained in each electoral area.

39Different letter for each parliamentary polling district

There shall be a different letter or letters in the register for each parliamentary polling district and such letter or letters shall be deemed to form part of an elector’s number in the register.

40Qualifying addresses which are not included in the register1

Section 9(2)(b) of the 1983 Act (which requires each register of parliamentary or local government electors to contain the qualifying addresses of the persons registered in it) does not apply—

a

to an address to which paragraph (2) or (3) below applies, or

b

which is specified in an overseas elector’s declaration in accordance with section 2(4)(b) or (c)(ii) of the 1985 Act.

2

This paragraph applies to an address where it appears to the registration officer that—

a

a service voter in his service declaration, or

b

a person who has made a declaration of local connection,

has given that address in such a declaration as an address—

i

at which he has resided, but

ii

which is not an address at which he is or would be residing but for the circumstances entitling him to make such a declaration.

3

This paragraph applies to an address given in a declaration of local connection in accordance with section 7B(4)(b) of the 1983 Act.

41Order of names1

Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) below, the names and addresses of each separate part of the register shall be arranged in street order.

2

If the registration officer determines for any part of the register that street order is not reasonably practicable, the names and addresses shall be arranged in alphabetical order or partly in street order and partly in alphabetical order.

3

The name of any person whose qualifying address is not contained in a register by virtue of regulation 40 above shall be grouped together in alphabetical order—

a

at the end of that part of the register to which the address relates;

b

beneath the heading “Other electors”, and

c

without giving that address.

42Marking of names1

Paragraphs (3) to (7) below specify the marks to appear against a person’s name in the register to indicate that he is registered in one or more of the four registers (those of: parliamentary electors; local government electors; relevant citizens of the Union registered as European Parliamentary electors, and peers overseas registered as European Parliamentary overseas electors) which are required to be combined.

2

Where no mark appears against a person’s name in the register of electors, this indicates that he is registered in the registers of parliamentary and local government electors.

3

To indicate that a relevant citizen of the Union is registered only in the register of local government electors, the letter “G” shall be placed against his name.

4

To indicate that such a citizen is registered in both that register and the register of such citizens registered as European Parliamentary electors, the letter “K” shall be placed against his name.

5

To indicate that any other person is registered only in the register of local government electors, the letter “L” shall be placed against his name.

6

To indicate that an overseas elector is registered only in the register of parliamentary electors, the letter “F” shall be placed against his name.

7

To indicate that a European Parliamentary overseas elector is registered only in the register of such electors, the letter “E” shall be placed against his name.

43Publication of register1

The manner in which each revised version of the register is published under section 13(1) or (3) of the 1983 Act shall be by the registration officer making—

a

a copy of it available at his office, and

b

copies of the part of the register relating to each electoral area available for inspection at a place to which the public have access, in or near that area.

2

The revised version of the register shall be kept published until the coming into force of the next revised version of it.

44Information about register1

As soon as practicable after the publication of a revised version of the register under section 13(1) of the 1983 Act, the registration officer shall supply to the Secretary of State a document setting out the information about electors which is required by paragraphs (2) to (4) below.

2

The document referred to in paragraph (1) above shall state the name of the constituency (and, if only part of the constituency is situated in the area for which the registration officer acts, that fact) and shall list the following total numbers of electors in that constituency or part thereof, namely—

a

parliamentary electors (including those referred to in sub-paragraph (d) below);

b

local government electors (including those referred to in sub-paragraph (d) below);

c

those local government electors who are ineligible to vote at parliamentary elections; and

d

those registered in pursuance of section 4(5) of the 1983 Act.

3

The document referred to in paragraph (1) above shall set out separately as respects those electors referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) and (d) of paragraph (2) above the following totals, namely—

a

those registered by virtue of residence at a qualifying address;

b

those registered in pursuance of a service declaration;

c

those registered in pursuance of an overseas elector’s declaration; and

d

those registered in pursuance of a declaration of local connection.

4

The document referred to in paragraph (1) above shall in respect of each relevant area in the constituency state—

a

its name or number;

b

the letters referred to in regulation 39 above for each parliamentary polling district in each relevant area (or part thereof); and

c

if only part of the relevant area is situated in the constituency, that fact;

and shall list the following total numbers of electors in that area (or part thereof) namely—

i

parliamentary electors (including those referred to in sub-paragraph (ii)) below;

ii

those registered by virtue of section 4(5) of the 1983 Act; and

iii

those local government electors who are ineligible to vote at parliamentary elections.

5

In paragraph (4) above “relevant area” means—

a

in England, a ward of a district, of a London borough or of the City of London, and

b

in Wales, an electoral division of a county or county borough.

45Preparation and publication of list of overseas electors1

The registration officer shall prepare a list of the names of each person who appears to him to be entitled to be registered in pursuance of an overseas elector’s declaration (“the list of overseas electors”); and shall include in that list the address specified in that declaration in accordance with section 2(4) of the 1985 Act and regulation 18(1) above.

2

In respect of each constituency which is wholly or partly comprised in the area for which the registration officer acts there shall be a separate part of the list of overseas electors; and the names of the persons included in each part shall be listed in alphabetical order.

3

At the time when the registration officer publishes a revised version of the register under section 13(1) of the 1983 Act, he shall publish the list of overseas electors by making a copy of it available for inspection at his office; and the list shall be kept so published until the next revised version of the register is published under section 13(1) of the 1983 Act.

4

The name of a person appearing to the registration officer to be entitled to be registered in pursuance of a European Parliamentary overseas elector’s declaration (and included in the list of overseas electors by virtue of regulation 13(6) above) shall be marked with the letter “E”.

46Supply of free copies of register and list of overseas electors otherwise than on request1

The registration officer shall supply, free of charge and on publication, one copy of—

a

the revised version of the register under section 13(1) and (3) of the 1983 Act;

b

any notice under sections 13A(2) and 13B(3) of that Act; and

c

the list of overseas electors under regulation 45 above,

to the British Library, the Secretary of State and the Electoral Commission.

2

The registration officer shall supply, free of charge and on publication, one copy of—

a

every revised version of the register under section 13(1) and (3) of the 1983 Act; and

b

every notice under sections 13A(2) and 13B(3) of that Act,

to the persons listed in paragraph (3) below.

3

Those persons are—

a

the returning officer for a non-metropolitan county;

b

the persons or officers who, under subsections (2B) and (2C) of section 35 of the 1983 Act are the returning officers at an election of members of the London Assembly and of the Mayor of London.

4

As soon as practicable after the relevant event, the registration officer who is not the acting returning officer for a constituency wholly or partly in his registration area shall supply free of charge to that officer as many printed copies of—

a

the latest revised version of the register under section 13(1) or section 13(3) of the 1983 Act, as the case may be;

b

any notice under sections 13A(2) and 13B(3) of that Act relating to that version of the register, and

c

the most recently published list of overseas electors under regulation 45 above,

as the returning officer may reasonably require for the purposes of the forthcoming parliamentary election in his constituency.

5

In paragraph (4) above—

a

“relevant event” means—

i

the announcement of Her Majesty’s intention to dissolve Parliament, or

ii

the occurrence of a vacancy in the relevant constituency; and

b

the duty to supply as many printed copies of the register and the list of overseas electors as the returning officer may reasonably require includes a duty to supply one copy of each in data form.

6

In paragraphs (1) and (2) above the duty to supply one copy of the register and, where relevant, of the list of overseas electors, means—

a

in the case of the British Library, a duty to supply a printed copy of each; and

b

in any other case, a duty to supply a copy of each in data form unless, prior to publication, the recipient has requested in writing a copy in printed form.

47Supply of free copies of register and list of overseas electors on request1

Any supply of a register or a list of overseas electors under this regulation shall be—

a

free of charge, and

b

on request.

2

Unless the request is for the supply of a printed version of the register or list of overseas electors, the copy shall be supplied in data form.

3

The registration officer shall supply to the Member of Parliament for a constituency one copy of so much of the register as relates to that constituency and one copy of so much of the list of overseas electors as so relates.

4

The registration officer shall supply to each Member of the European Parliament for an electoral region in which that officer’s registration area is situated one copy of the register and one copy of the list of overseas electors.

5

The registration officer shall supply one copy of so much of the register as relates to an electoral area to—

a

every councillor for that area, and

b

every candidate at a local government election for that area or his election agent.

6

The registration officer shall supply to a parish or community council so much of the register as relates to the area of that parish or community.

7

The registration officer shall supply to a registered political party one copy of the register.

8

The registration officer shall supply one copy of so much of the register as relates to a particular constituency and one copy of so much of the list of overseas electors as so relates to—

a

any person who satisfies the registration officer that he requires them for use in connection with his own or some other person’s prospective candidature at a parliamentary election for that constituency; and

b

each candidate at a parliamentary election for that constituency or his election agent.

9

Not more than one person for the same candidature may be supplied under paragraph (8)(a) above.

48Sale of register and list of overseas electors1

Subject to paragraph (4) below, the registration officer shall supply a copy or copies of the register or of the list of overseas electors to any person on payment of a fee calculated in accordance with paragraph (2) or (3) below.

2

In the case of the register—

a

in data form, the fee shall be at the rate of £20 plus £1.50 for each 1,000 entries (or remaining part of 1,000 entries) in it; and

b

in printed form, the fee shall be at the rate of £10 plus £5 for each 1,000 entries (or remaining part of 1,000 entries) in it.

3

In the case of the list of overseas electors—

a

in data form, the fee shall be at the rate of £20 plus £1.50 for each 100 entries (or remaining part of 100 entries) in it; and

b

in printed form, the fee shall be at the rate of £10 plus £5 for each 100 entries (or remaining part of 100 entries) in it.

4

The registration officer shall not supply a printed copy of the register under this regulation if to do so would result in his having insufficient copies of it for the purposes of any requirement made by or under any enactment.

49Supply of register and list of overseas electors in data form1

Subject to any direction of the Secretary of State under section 52(1) of the 1983 Act, any duty on the registration officer to supply data under regulations 46 to 48 above imposes only a duty to supply such data recorded in the form in which he holds it.

2

The registration officer shall not supply data which includes information not included in the printed version of the register otherwise than under regulation 46(4).

PART IVABSENT VOTERS50Interpretation of Part IV

In this Part of these Regulations—

“Schedule 4” means Schedule 4 to the 2000 Act; and

“allotted polling station” has the meaning set out in regulation 53(7) below.

51General requirements for applications for an absent vote1

An application under Schedule 4 must comply with the requirements of this regulation and such further requirements in this Part of these Regulations as are relevant to the application.

2

The application must state—

a

the full name of the applicant;

b

the address in respect of which the applicant is or will be registered in the register except in the case of an application under paragraph 7(4) or (7) of Schedule 4;

c

in the case of such an application, the proxy’s address, together with the name of the elector for whom he will act as proxy and the elector’s address for the purposes of sub-paragraph (b) above;

d

in the case of a person applying to vote by post, the address to which the ballot paper should be sent, and

e

in the case of an application to vote by proxy, the grounds on which the elector claims to be entitled to an absent vote.

3

The application shall be made in writing and be signed and dated by the applicant.

4

An application under Schedule 4 which is made for an indefinite period or the period specified in the application must state-

a

that it is so made, and

b

whether it is made for parliamentary elections, local government elections or both.

5

An application under Schedule 4 which is made for a particular parliamentary or local government election must-

a

state that it is so made, and

b

identify the election in question,

but, where the poll at one election falls on the same day as the poll at another election, the same application may be used for both elections.

6

Where an application is made to vote by proxy, it shall include an application for the appointment of a proxy which meets the requirements of regulation 52 below.

52Additional requirements for applications for the appointment of a proxy

An application for the appointment of a proxy under paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 4 shall state the full name and address of the person whom the applicant wishes to appoint as his proxy, together with his family relationship, if any, with the applicant, and-

a

if it is signed only by the applicant, shall contain a statement by him that he has consulted the person so named and that that person is capable of being and willing to be appointed to vote as his proxy, or

b

if it is also signed by the person to be appointed, shall contain a statement by that person that he is capable of being and willing to be appointed to vote as the applicant’s proxy.

53Additional requirements for applications for a proxy vote for a definite or indefinite period on grounds of physical incapacity or blindness1

An application to vote by proxy for a definite or indefinite period under paragraph 3(3)(b) of Schedule 4 shall specify the physical incapacity by reason of which it is made.

2

Subject to paragraph (3) below, such an application shall be attested and signed by-

a

a registered medical practitioner;

b

a registered nurse within the meaning of section 7(7) of the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1997;

c

a Christian Science practitioner;

d

the person registered under the Registered Homes Act 1984 as carrying on a residential care home within the meaning of section 1 of that Act, where the applicant states that he is resident in such a home;

e

the matron or other person in charge of residential accommodation provided by a local authority under section 21(1) of the National Assistance Act 1948, where the applicant states that he is resident in such accommodation; or

f

the warden of premises forming one of a group of premises provided for persons of pensionable age or physically disabled persons for which there is a resident warden, where the applicant states that he resides in such premises.

3

A person who qualifies by virtue of sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of paragraph (2) above may not attest an application for this purpose unless he is treating the applicant for the physical incapacity specified in the application or the applicant is receiving care from him in respect of that incapacity.

4

The person attesting the application shall state—

a

his name and address and the qualification by virtue of which he attests the application, and where the person who attests the application is a person referred to in paragraph (3) above, that he is treating the applicant for the physical incapacity specified in the application or the applicant is receiving care from him in respect of that incapacity;

b

that, to the best of his knowledge and belief, the applicant is suffering from the physical incapacity specified in the application and that he cannot reasonably be expected to go in person to his allotted polling station or to vote unaided there by reason of that incapacity; and

c

that, to the best of his knowledge and belief, the physical incapacity specified in the application is likely to continue either indefinitely or for a period specified by the person attesting the application.

5

Paragraphs (2) to (4) above shall not apply where—

a

the application is based on the applicant’s blindness and the applicant is registered as a blind person by the local authority which is specified in the application under section 29(4)(g) of the National Assistance Act 1948; or

b

the application states that the applicant is in receipt of the higher rate of the mobility component of a disability living allowance (payable under section 73 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992) because of the physical incapacity specified in the application.

6

The fact that an applicant is registered with a local authority under section 29(4)(g) of the National Assistance Act 1948 shall be deemed sufficient evidence that he is eligible to vote by proxy on the grounds set out in paragraph 3(3)(b) of Schedule 4.

7

In this regulation and in regulations 54 and 55 below, “his allotted polling station”, in relation to an elector means the polling station allotted or likely to be allotted to him under the appropriate rules (as defined in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4).

54Additional requirements for applications for a proxy vote for a definite or indefinite period based on occupation, service, employment or attendance on a course1

An application to vote by proxy for a definite or indefinite period under paragraph 3(3)(c) of Schedule 4 shall state—

a

whether the occupation, service or employment in respect of which it is made is that of the applicant or his spouse or, as the case may be, it is the applicant or his spouse who is attending the course provided by an educational institution in respect of which the application is made;

b

the nature of the occupation, service or employment or course provided by an educational institution giving rise to the application;

c

where the person in respect of whose occupation, service or employment it is made (in this regulation referred to as “the employed person”) is self employed, that fact; and in any other case the name of that person’s employer;

d

the reason, relevant to the general nature of the employment, service or occupation in question or the course provided by an educational institution, why the applicant cannot reasonably be expected to go in person to his allotted polling station.

2

Such an application shall be attested and signed—

a

where the person is self-employed, by a person who—

i

is aged 18 years or over;

ii

knows the self-employed person; and

iii

is not related to him;

b

by the employer of the employed person or by another employee to whom this function is delegated by the employer; and

c

in the case of a course provided by an educational institution, by the director or tutor of that course or by the principal or head of that institution or an employee to whom this function is delegated by the head or principal.

3

The person attesting an application made under paragraph (2) above shall—

a

where the applicant is the employed person or the person attending the course, certify that the statements required by sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) of paragraph (1) above to be included in the application are true; or

b

where the applicant is the spouse of the employed person or the person attending the course, certify that the statements included in the application in accordance with the requirements of sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) of paragraph (1) above are true.

4

The person attesting an application under paragraph (2) above shall also state—

a

his name and address, that he is aged 18 years or over, that he knows the employed person, self-employed person or person attending a course provided by an educational institution but is not related to him; and

b

if he is attesting as or on behalf of the employer of the employed person, that he is the employer or the position he holds in the employment of that employer; or

c

if he is attesting an application made on the grounds of attendance at a course provided by an educational institution, the post he holds at that institution.

5

For the purposes of this regulation, one person is related to another if he is the husband, wife, parent, grandparent, brother, sister, child or grandchild of the other.

55Additional requirements for applications for a proxy vote in respect of a particular election

An application under paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 4 to vote by proxy at a particular election shall set out why the applicant’s circumstances on the date of the poll for that election in respect of which it is made will be or are likely to be such that he cannot reasonably be expected to vote in person at his allotted polling station.

56Closing date for applications1

An application under paragraph 3(6) or (7) of Schedule 4 shall be disregarded for the purposes of a particular parliamentary or local government election and an application under paragraph 4(3) of Schedule 4 shall be refused if it is received by the registration officer after 5 p.m. on the eleventh day before the date of the poll at that election.

2

An application under paragraph 3(1) or (2), or 6(7) or 7(4) of Schedule 4 shall be disregarded for the purposes of a particular parliamentary or local government election if it is received by the registration officer after 5 p.m. on the sixth day before the date of the poll at that election.

3

An application under paragraph 4(1) or (2) or 6(8) of Schedule 4 shall be refused if it is received by the registration officer after 5 p.m. on the sixth day before the date of the poll at the election for which it is made.

4

An application under paragraph 7(7) of Schedule 4 shall be refused if it is received by the registration officer after 5 p.m. on the eleventh day before the date of the poll at the election for which it is made.

5

An application under—

a

paragraph 3(5)(a) of Schedule 4 by an elector to be removed from the record kept under paragraph 3(4) of that Schedule, or

b

paragraph 7(9)(a) of Schedule 4 by a proxy to be removed from the record kept under paragraph 7(6) of that Schedule,

and a notice under paragraph 6(10) of that Schedule by an elector cancelling a proxy’s appointment shall be disregarded for the purposes of a particular parliamentary or local government election if it is received by the registration officer after—

i

5 p.m. on the eleventh day before the date of the poll at that election in the case of an application by an elector who is entitled to vote by post to be removed from the record kept under paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 4, and

ii

5 p.m. on the sixth day before the date of the poll at that election in any other case.

6

In computing a period of days for the purposes of this regulation, Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday or a bank holiday shall be disregarded.

7

In paragraph (6) above “bank holiday” means—

a

in relation to a parliamentary general election, a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in any part of the United Kingdom, and

b

in relation to a parliamentary by-election or a local government election, a day which is a bank holiday under that Act in England and Wales;

except that where, at a parliamentary general election, any proceedings are commenced afresh by reason of a candidate’s death, sub-paragraph (b), not (a), shall apply.

57Grant or refusal of applications1

Where the registration officer grants an application to vote by post, he shall, where practicable, notify the applicant of his decision.

2

Where the registration officer grants an application for the appointment of a proxy, he shall confirm in writing to the elector that the proxy has been appointed, his name and address, and the duration of the appointment.

3

The form of proxy paper (as amended for use also in respect of European Parliamentary elections) in Form E is hereby prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 6(9) of Schedule 4.

4

Where the registration officer refuses an application under Schedule 4, he shall notify the applicant of his decision and of the reason for it.

5

Where, under regulation 56 above, a registration officer disregards an application for the purposes of any particular parliamentary or local government election, he shall, where practicable, notify the applicant of this.

6

At a parliamentary election where the registration officer is not the acting returning officer for any constituency or part of a constituency in the area for which he is the registration officer, he shall send to that officer details of any application to vote by post which he has granted as soon as practicable after doing so.

58Notice of appeal1

A person desiring to appeal under section 56(1)(b) of the 1983 Act against the decision of a registration officer must give notice of the appeal to the registration officer within 14 days of the receipt of the notice given under regulation 57(4) above specifying the grounds of appeal.

2

The registration officer shall forward any such notice to the appropriate county court in the manner directed by rules of court together in each case with a statement of the material facts which in his opinion have been established in the case, of his decision upon the whole case and on any point which may be specified as a ground of appeal.

3

Where it appears to the registration officer that any notices of appeal given to him are based on similar grounds, he shall inform the county court of this to enable the court (if it thinks fit) to consolidate the appeals or select a case as a test case.

59Cancellation of proxy appointment

Where the appointment of a proxy is cancelled by notice given to the registration officer under paragraph 6(10) of Schedule 4 or ceases to be in force under that provision or is no longer in force under paragraph 6(11)(b) of that Schedule, the registration officer shall—

a

notify the person whose appointment as proxy has been cancelled, expired, ceases to be or is no longer in force, unless the registration officer has previously been notified by that person that he no longer wishes to act as proxy, and

b

remove his name from the record kept under paragraph 3(4)(c) of Schedule 4.

60Inquiries by registration officer1

The registration officer may, at such times as he thinks fit, make inquiries of a person—

a

who is shown as voting by proxy in the record kept under paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 4 in pursuance of an application granted on the grounds set out in paragraph 3(3)(b) and (c) of that Schedule; or

b

who immediately before the date of the commencement of Schedule 4 was entitled to vote by proxy for an indefinite period at parliamentary elections, local government elections or both in pursuance of an application granted on grounds corresponding to those set out in paragraph 3(3)(b) and (c) of Schedule 4 (physical incapacity, blindness, occupation, service or employment),

for the purpose of determining whether there has been a material change of circumstances.

2

Where the grant of an application for a proxy vote for an indefinite or defined period was based on the grounds referred to in paragraph 3(3)(c) of Schedule 4 (or grounds corresponding to those grounds), the registration officer shall make the inquiries referred to not later than three years after the granting of the application or the last such inquiries, as the case may be.

3

The registration officer may treat the failure by a person of whom inquiries have been made to respond to such inquiries within one month of the date on which they were made as sufficient evidence of a material change in circumstances.

61Records and lists kept under Schedule 41

The registration officer shall, on request, supply free of charge a copy of the list kept under paragraphs 5 and 7(8) of Schedule 4 to each candidate or his election agent.

2

The registration officer shall make available for inspection at his office a copy of the records kept under paragraph 3(4) or 7(6) of Schedule 4.

3

As soon as practicable after the sixth day before the day of the poll (calculated in accordance with regulation 56 above) the registration officer shall—

a

publish the lists kept under paragraphs 5 and 7(8) of Schedule 4 by making a copy of them available for inspection at his office; and

b

at a parliamentary election if he is not the acting returning officer for any constituency or part of a constituency in the area for which he is the registration officer, send to that officer a copy of those lists.

62Marked register for polling stations

To indicate that an elector or his proxy is entitled to vote by post and is for that reason not entitled to vote in person, the letter “A” shall be placed against the name of that elector in any copy of the register, or part of it, provided for a polling station.

63Certificate of employment at a parliamentary election1

The form of certificate in Form F is hereby prescribed for the purposes of rule 32(3) of the elections rules in Schedule 1 to the 1983 Act.

2

The prescribed officer of police for those purposes is one of or above the rank of inspector.

PART VISSUE AND RECEIPT OF POSTAL BALLOT PAPERS64Interpretation of Part V

For the purposes of this Part of these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

“absent voters list” means the list kept under paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the 2000 Act;

“agent” includes the election agent and a person appointed to attend in the election agent’s place;

“ballot paper envelope” and “covering envelope” mean the envelopes referred to in regulation 74 below;

“list of postal proxies” means the list kept under paragraph 7(8) of Schedule 4 to the 2000 Act;

“postal ballot paper” means a ballot paper issued to a postal voter;

“postal voter” means an elector or proxy who is entitled to vote by post;

“postal voters' ballot box” means the ballot box referred to in regulation 81(1)(a);

“receptacle for ballot paper envelopes”, and other references to specified receptacles, means the receptacles referred to in regulation 81(5) below;

“spoilt postal ballot paper” means a ballot paper referred to in regulation 77(1) below;

“universal postal service provider” has the meaning given in the Postal Services Act 2000 to a “universal service provider”; and

“valid declaration of identity” means one falling within regulation 85(1) below.

Issue of Postal Ballot Papers65Combination of polls

Where the polls at elections are taken together under—

a

subsection (1) or (2) of section 15 of the 1985 Act (combination of polls at parliamentary, European Parliamentary and local government elections), or

b

subsection (3) or (3AB) of section 36 of the 1983 Act (combination of polls at local elections),

the proceedings on the issue and receipt of postal ballot papers in respect of each election may, if the returning officers concerned agree, be taken together.

66Form of declaration of identity

The form of the declaration of identity for the purposes of rule 24 of the rules in Schedule 1 to the 1983 Act shall be—

a

in Form G at a parliamentary election taken alone;

b

in Form H at a parliamentary election where the proceedings on the issue and receipt of postal ballot papers are taken together with those proceedings at another election;

c

in Form J at a parliamentary election where the poll is taken together with the poll at another election, but where the proceedings on the issue and receipt of postal ballot papers are not.

67Persons entitled to be present at proceedings on issue of postal ballot papers

No person may be present at the proceedings on the issue of postal ballot papers other than the returning officer and his clerks.

68Persons entitled to be present at proceedings on receipt of postal ballot papers

No person may be present at the proceedings on the receipt of postal ballot papers other than—

a

the returning officer and his clerks,

b

a candidate,

c

an election agent or any person appointed by a candidate to attend in his election agent’s place or, at an election of parish or community councillors, any person appointed by the candidate to attend at those proceedings, and

d

any agents appointed under regulation 69 below.

69Agents of candidates who may attend proceedings on receipt of postal ballot papers1

Each candidate may appoint one or more agents to attend the proceedings on the receipt of the postal ballot papers up to the number he may be authorised by the returning officer to appoint so, however, that the number authorised shall be the same in the case of each candidate.

2

Notice in writing of the appointment stating the names and addresses of the persons appointed shall be given by the candidate to the returning officer before the time fixed for the opening of the postal voters' ballot box.

3

Where postal ballot papers for more than one election are issued together under regulation 65 above, the returning officer to whom notice shall be given under paragraph (2) above and paragraphs (4) and (5) below is the returning officer who issues the postal ballot papers.

4

If an agent dies or becomes incapable of acting, the candidate may appoint another agent in his place and shall forthwith give to the returning officer notice in writing of the name and address of the agent appointed.

5

Agents may be appointed and notice of appointment given to the returning officer by the candidate’s election agent instead of by the candidate.

6

In this Part of these Regulations references to agents shall be taken as references to agents whose appointments have been duly made and notified and, in the case of agents appointed under paragraph (1) above, who are within the number authorised by the returning officer.

7

A candidate may himself do any act or thing which any agent of his, if appointed, would have been authorised to do, or may assist his agent in doing any such act or thing.

8

Where in this Part of these Regulations any act or thing is required or authorised to be done in the presence of the candidates or their agents, the non-attendance of any such persons or person at the time and place appointed for the purpose shall not, if the act or thing is otherwise duly done, invalidate the act or thing done.

70Notification of requirement of secrecy

The returning officer shall make such arrangements as he thinks fit to ensure that every person attending the proceedings in connection with the issue of receipt or postal ballot papers has been given a copy in writing of the provisions of subsections (4) and (6) of section 66 of the 1983 Act.

71Time when postal ballot papers are to be issued1

In the case of a person shown in the record kept under—

a

paragraph 3(4), or

b

paragraph 7(6),

of Schedule 4 to the 2000 Act (electors and proxies entitled to vote by post for an indefinite or definite period), no postal ballot paper (and declaration of identity) shall be issued until after 5 p.m. on the eleventh day before the date of the poll (computed in accordance with regulation 56(6) above).

2

In the case of any other person, the postal ballot paper (and declaration of identity) shall be issued by the returning officer as soon as practicable after the registration officer has granted the application to vote by post.

72Procedure on issue of postal ballot paper1

Each postal ballot paper issued shall be stamped with the official mark.

2

The number of the elector as stated in the register shall be marked on the counterfoil attached to the ballot paper.

3

A mark shall be placed in the absent voters list or the list of postal proxies against the number of the elector to denote that a ballot paper has been issued to the elector or his proxy, but without showing the particular ballot paper issued.

4

The number of a postal ballot paper shall be marked on the declaration of identity sent with that paper.

5

Where postal ballot papers for more than one election are issued together under regulation 65 above—

a

one mark shall be placed in the absent voters list or the list of postal proxies under paragraph (3) above to denote that ballot papers have been issued in respect of all those elections; except that, where ballot papers are not so issued, a different mark shall be placed in the absent voters list or list of postal proxies to identify the election in respect of which the ballot paper was issued; and

b

the number of each ballot paper shall be marked on the declaration of identity under paragraph (4) above.

6

Where the poll at one election is taken with the poll at another election (under the provisions referred to in regulation 65 above) but not the proceedings on the issue and receipt of postal ballot papers, the colour of the postal ballot paper shall also be marked on the declaration of identity sent with that paper.

73Refusal to issue postal ballot paper

Where a returning officer is satisfied that two or more entries in the absent voters list, or the list of postal proxies or in each of those lists relate to the same elector, he shall not issue more than one ballot paper in respect of that elector at any one election.

74Envelopes1

Paragraphs (2) and (3) below prescribe the envelopes which are to be issued to a postal voter in addition to the ballot paper and declaration of identity (which are issued under rule 24 of the elections rules).

2

There shall be issued an envelope for the return of the postal ballot paper or, as the case may be, ballot papers and the declaration of identity (referred to as a “covering envelope”) which shall be marked with the letter “B”.

3

There shall also be issued a smaller envelope (referred to as a “ballot paper envelope”) which shall be marked with-

a

the letter “A”;

b

the words “ballot paper envelope”, and

c

the number of the ballot paper or, as the case may be, ballot papers.

4

Where polls are taken together (under the provisions referred to in regulation 65 above) but not the proceedings on the issue and receipt of postal ballot papers—

a

the envelope referred to in paragraph (2) above shall also be marked “Covering envelope for the [insert colour of ballot paper] coloured ballot paper”, and

b

on the envelope referred to in paragraph (3) above, after the words “Ballot paper envelope” there shall be added the words “for the [insert colour of ballot paper] coloured ballot paper”.

75Sealing up of counterfoils and security of special lists1

As soon as practicable after the issue of each batch of postal ballot papers, the returning officer shall make up into a packet the counterfoils of those ballot papers which have been issued and shall seal such a packet.

2

As soon as practicable after the last batch of postal ballot papers have been issued, the returning officer shall make up into a packet the marked copy of the absent voters list and the list of postal proxies and shall seal such a packet.

3

Until the time referred to in paragraph (2) above, the returning officer shall take proper precautions for the security of the lists referred to in that paragraph.

76Delivery of postal ballot papers1

For the purposes of delivering postal ballot papers, the returning officer may use—

a

a universal postal service provider;

b

a commercial delivery firm, or

c

clerks appointed under rule 26(1) of the elections rules.

2

Where the services of a universal postal service provider or commercial delivery firm are to be used, envelopes addressed to postal voters shall be counted and delivered by the returning officer with such form of receipt to be endorsed by that provider or firm as may be arranged.

3

Postage shall be prepaid on envelopes addressed to the postal voters (except where paragraph (1)(c) above applies).

4

Return postage shall be prepaid on all covering envelopes where the address provided by the postal voter for the receipt of the postal ballot paper is within the United Kingdom.

77Spoilt postal ballot papers1

If a postal voter has inadvertently dealt with his postal ballot paper in such manner that it cannot be conveniently used as a ballot paper (referred to as “a spoilt ballot paper”) he may return (either by hand or by post) to the returning officer the spoilt ballot paper, the declaration of identity, the ballot paper envelope and the covering envelope.

2

Where postal ballot papers for more than one election have been issued together under regulation 65 above, the postal voter shall, if he exercises the entitlement conferred by paragraph (1) above, return all of the ballot papers so issued, whether spoilt or not.

3

On receipt of the documents referred to in paragraph (1) and, where applicable paragraph (2) above, the returning officer shall issue another postal ballot paper or, as the case may be, ballot papers except where those documents are received after 5 p.m. on the day before the day of the poll.

4

Regulations 72 (except paragraph (3)), 74, 75 and, subject to paragraph (7) below, 76 above shall apply to the issue of a replacement postal ballot paper under paragraph (3) above.

5

The spoilt postal ballot paper, and any other postal ballot paper issued with it, the declaration of identity and the ballot paper envelope shall be immediately cancelled.

6

The returning officer, as soon as practicable after cancelling those documents, shall make up those documents in a separate packet and shall seal the packet; and if on any subsequent occasion documents are cancelled as mentioned above, the sealed packet shall be opened and the additional cancelled documents included in it and the packet shall be again made up and sealed.

7

Where a postal voter applies in person, the returning officer may hand a replacement postal ballot paper to him instead of delivering it in accordance with regulation 76 above.

8

The returning officer shall enter in a list kept for the purpose (“the list of spoilt postal ballot papers”)—

a

the name and number of the elector as stated in the register;

b

the number of the postal ballot paper (or papers) issued under this regulation; and

c

where the postal voter whose ballot paper is spoilt is a proxy, his name and address.

78Lost postal ballot papers1

Where a postal voter has not received his postal ballot paper by the fourth day before the day of the poll, he may apply (whether or not in person) to the returning officer for a replacement ballot paper.

2

Such an application shall include evidence of the voter’s identity.

3

Where the application is received by the returning officer before 5 p.m. on the day before the day of the poll and the returning officer—

a

is satisfied as to the voter’s identity, and

b

has no reason to doubt that the postal voter did not receive the original postal ballot paper,

he shall issue another postal ballot paper or, as the case may be, postal ballot papers.

4

The returning officer shall enter in a list kept for the purpose (“the list of lost postal ballot papers”)—

a

the name and number of the elector as stated in the register;

b

the number of the postal ballot paper issued under this regulation; and

c

where the postal voter whose ballot paper is lost is a proxy, his name and address.

5

Regulations 72 (except paragraph (3)), 74, 75 and, subject to paragraph (6) below, 76 above shall apply to the issue of a replacement postal ballot paper under paragraph (3) above.

6

Where a postal ballot voter applies in person, the returning officer may hand a replacement ballot paper to him instead of delivering it in accordance with regulation 76 above.

Receipt pf Postal Ballot Papers79Alternative means of returning postal ballot paper or declaration of identity1

For the purposes of rule 45(1B) of the rules in Schedule 1 to the 1983 Act the manner in which a postal ballot paper or declaration of identity may be returned to a polling station is by hand.

2

For these purposes, the manner in which such a paper or declaration may be returned to the returning officer is by post or by hand.

3

The presiding officer of the polling station shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, any postal ballot paper or declaration of identity returned to that station to the returning officer in the same manner and at the same time as he delivers, or causes to be delivered, the packets referred to in rule 43(1) of the elections rules.

80Notice of opening of postal ballot paper envelopes1

The returning officer shall give to each candidate not less than 48 hours' notice in writing of each occasion on which a postal voters' ballot box and the envelopes contained in it is to be opened.

2

Such a notice shall specify—

a

the time and place at which such an opening is to take place, and

b

the number of agents a candidate may appoint under regulation 69(1) above to attend each opening.

81Postal ballot boxes and receptacles1

The returning officer shall provide a separate ballot box for the reception of—

a

the covering envelopes when returned by the postal voters (“postal voters' ballot box”), and

b

postal ballot papers (“postal ballot box”).

2

Each such ballot box shall be marked “postal voters' ballot box” or “postal ballot box”, as the case may be, and with the name of the constituency or electoral area (or areas) for which the election (or elections) is held.

3

The postal ballot box shall be shown to the agents present on the occasion of opening the first postal voters' ballot box as being empty.

4

The returning officer shall then lock the ballot box and apply his seal in such manner as to prevent its being opened without breaking the seal; any of the agents present who wish to add their seals may then do likewise.

5

The returning officer shall provide the following receptacles—

a

the receptacle for rejected votes;

b

the receptacle for declarations of identity;

c

the receptacle for ballot paper envelopes; and

d

the receptacle for rejected ballot paper envelopes.

6

The returning officer shall take proper precautions for the safe custody of every ballot box and receptacle referred to in this regulation.

82Receipt of covering envelope1

The returning officer shall, immediately on receipt (whether by hand or by post) of a covering envelope (or an envelope which is stated to include a postal vote) before the close of the poll, place it unopened in a postal voters' ballot box.

2

Where an envelope, other than a covering envelope issued by the returning officer—

a

has been opened, and

b

contains a ballot paper envelope, declaration of identity or ballot paper,

the first-mentioned envelope, together with its contents, shall be placed in a postal voters' ballot box.

83Opening of postal voters' ballot box1

Each postal voters' ballot box shall be opened by the returning officer in the presence of the agents.

2

So long as the returning officer ensures that there is at least one sealed postal voters' ballot box for the reception of covering envelopes up to the time of the close of the poll, the other postal voters' ballot boxes may previously be opened by him.

3

The last postal voters' ballot box and the postal ballot box shall be opened at the counting of the votes under rule 45 of the elections rules.

84Opening of covering envelopes1

When a postal voters' ballot box is opened, the returning officer shall count and record the number of covering envelopes, and shall then open each covering envelope (including any envelope described in regulation 82(2) above) separately.

2

The procedure in regulation 85 below applies where a covering envelope (including an envelope to which regulation 82(2) above applies) contains both—

a

a declaration of identity; and

b

a ballot paper envelope, or if there is no ballot paper envelope, a ballot paper (or ballot papers).

3

Where the covering envelope does not contain the declaration of identity separately, the returning officer shall open the ballot paper envelope to ascertain whether the declaration of identity is inside.

4

Where a covering envelope does not contain both—

a

a declaration of identity (whether separately or not), and

b

a ballot paper envelope or, if there is no ballot paper envelope, a ballot paper (or ballot papers),

the returning officer shall mark the covering envelope “provisionally rejected”, attach its contents (if any) and place it in the receptacle for rejected votes.

85Procedure in relation to declarations of identity1

The returning officer shall satisfy himself that the declaration of identity has been duly signed by the voter and authenticated by a witness who has signed the declaration and given his name and address (referred to as a “valid declaration of identity”).

2

Where the returning officer is not so satisfied, he shall mark the declaration “rejected”, attach to it the ballot paper envelope, or if there is no such envelope, the ballot paper (or ballot papers), and, subject to paragraph (3) below, place it in the receptacle for rejected votes.

3

Before placing the declaration in the receptacle for rejected votes, the returning officer shall show it to the agents and, if any of them object to his decision, he shall add the words “rejection objected to”.

4

The returning officer shall then examine the number (or numbers) on the declaration of identity against the number (or numbers) on the ballot paper envelope and, where they are the same, he shall place the declaration and the ballot paper envelope respectively in the receptacle for declarations of identity and the receptacle for ballot paper envelopes.

5

Where there is a valid declaration of identity but no ballot paper envelope, or where the envelope has been opened under regulation 84(3) above, he shall place—

a

in the postal ballot box, any ballot paper the number on which is the same as the number (or one of the numbers) on the declaration of identity;

b

in the receptacle for rejected votes, any other ballot paper, to which shall be attached the declaration of identity marked “provisionally rejected”; and

c

in the receptacle for declarations of identity, any declaration of identity not disposed of under sub-paragraph (b) above.

6

Where the number (or numbers) on a valid declaration of identity is not the same as the number (or numbers) on the ballot paper envelope or where that envelope has no number on it (or only one number where the declaration of identity has more than one), the returning officer shall open the envelope.

7

Where an envelope has been opened under regulation 84(3) above or paragraph (6) above, the returning officer shall—

a

place in the postal ballot box any ballot paper the number on which is the same as the number (or one of the numbers) on the valid declaration of identity;

b

place in the receptacle for rejected votes any other ballot paper, to which shall be attached the declaration of identity marked “provisionally rejected”;

c

place in the receptacle for rejected votes any declaration of identity marked “provisionally rejected” in respect of a ballot paper envelope—

i

which does not contain a ballot paper; or

ii

which does not contain a sufficient number of ballot papers if more than one number appears on the declaration,

and shall indicate the missing ballot paper, where that is the case; and

d

place in the receptacle for declarations of identity, any such declaration not disposed of under sub-paragraph (b) or (c) above.

86Opening of ballot paper envelopes1

The returning officer shall open separately each ballot paper envelope placed in the receptacle for ballot paper envelopes.

2

He shall place—

a

in the postal ballot box, any ballot paper the number on which is the same as the number (or one of the numbers) on the ballot paper envelope;

b

in the receptacle for rejected votes, any other ballot paper which shall be marked “provisionally rejected” and to which shall be attached the ballot paper envelope; and

c

in the receptacle for rejected ballot paper envelopes, any ballot paper envelope which shall be marked “provisionally rejected” because it does not contain either a ballot paper or, where more than one number appears on the ballot paper envelope, a sufficient number of ballot papers (and indicating, in such a case, the missing ballot paper).

87Lists of rejected postal ballot papers1

In respect of any election, the returning officer shall keep two separate lists of rejected postal ballot papers.

2

In the first list, he shall record the ballot paper number of any postal ballot paper for which no valid declaration of identity was received with it.

3

In the second list, he shall record the ballot paper number of any postal ballot paper which is entered on a valid declaration of identity where that ballot paper is not received with the declaration of identity.

88Checking of lists kept under regulation 871

Where the returning officer receives a valid declaration of identity without the postal ballot paper (or papers or, as the case may be, all of the papers) to which it relates, he may, at any time prior to the close of the poll, check the list kept under regulation 87(2) above to see whether the number (or numbers) of a postal ballot paper to which the declaration relates is entered in that list.

2

Where the returning officer receives a postal ballot paper without the declaration of identity to which it relates, he may, at any time prior to the close of the poll, check the list kept under regulation 87(3) above to see whether the number of that ballot paper is entered in that list.

3

The returning officer shall conduct the checks required by paragraphs (1) and (2) above as soon as practicable after the receipt of packets from every polling station in the constituency or, as the case may be, electoral area under rule 43(1) of the elections rules.

4

Where the ballot paper number in the list matches that number on a valid declaration of identity or, as the case may be, the postal ballot paper, the returning officer shall retrieve that declaration or paper.

5

The returning officer shall then take the appropriate steps under this Part of these Regulations as though any document earlier marked “provisionally rejected” had not been so marked and shall amend the document accordingly.

89Sealing of receptacles1

As soon as practicable after the completion of the procedure under regulation 88(3) and (4) above, the returning officer shall make up into separate packets the contents of-

a

the receptacle of rejected votes,

b

the receptacle of declarations of identity,

c

the receptacle of rejected ballot paper envelopes, and

d

the lists of spoilt and lost postal ballot papers,

and shall seal up such packets.

2

Any document in those packets marked “provisionally rejected” shall be deemed to be marked “rejected”.

90Abandoned poll1

Where a poll is abandoned or countermanded after postal ballot papers have been issued, by reason of the death of a candidate, the returning officer—

a

shall not take any step or further step to open covering envelopes or deal with the contents in accordance with the provisions of this Part of these Regulations; and

b

shall, notwithstanding regulations 84 to 86 above, treat all unopened covering envelopes and the contents of those that have been opened as if they were counted ballot papers.

2

Paragraph (1) above shall not apply where postal ballot papers for more than one election have been issued together under regulation 65 above.

91Forwarding of documents1

The returning officer shall forward, in the case of a parliamentary election to the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery and, in the case of a local government election, to the officer determined in accordance with paragraph (2) below, at the same time as he forwards the documents mentioned in rule 55 of the elections rules—

a

any packets referred to in regulations 75, 77(6) and 89 above, subject to regulation 90 above, endorsing on each packet a description of its contents, the date of the election to which it relates and the name of the constituency or electoral area (or areas) for which the election (or elections) was held, and

b

at a parliamentary election, a completed statement in Form K of the number of postal ballot papers issued.

2

In the case of a local government election, the documents to be forwarded under paragraph (1) above shall be forwarded to the proper officer of the local authority for which the election was held except that, in the case of a parish or community council election, the documents shall be forwarded to the proper office of the council of the district in England or county or county borough in Wales, in which the parish or community is situated.

3

Where—

a

any covering envelopes are received by the returning officer after the close of the poll (apart from those delivered in accordance with the provisions of regulation 79(3) above);

b

any envelopes addressed to postal voters are returned as undelivered too late to be readdressed, or

c

any spoilt postal ballot papers are returned too late to enable other postal ballot papers to be issued,

the returning officer shall put them unopened in a separate packet, seal up such packet and endorse and forward it at a subsequent date in the manner described in paragraph (1) above.

4

Rules 56 and 57 of the elections rules shall apply to any packet or document forwarded under this regulation.

5

A copy of the statement referred to in paragraph (1)(b) above shall be provided by the returning officer to the Secretary of State.

Mike O'BrienParliamentary Under-Secretary of StateHome Office9th February 2001SCHEDULE 1ENABLING POWERS

These Regulations are made under the following powers:

a

sections 10A(7) and (9), 13A(6), 36(3C), 53 and 201(1) and (3) of, rule 24 of Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983 (“the 1983 Act”);

b

sections 3(5), (6) and (7) and 15(5) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (“the 1985 Act”);

c

having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 202(1) of the 1983 Act, sections 4(4), 9(2), 10A(1), (3), (6) and (7), 13(3), 13A(2), 13B(3), 14(1), 16, 56(1) and (5), 75(3) and 89(1) of, rules 24, 28(3), 29(3A), 32(3) and 45(1B) in Schedule 1 to, and paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 4 to, that Act;

d

having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 202(1) of the 1983 Act and section 27(2) of the 1985 Act, section 2(3) of the 1985 Act;

e

having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 202(1) of the 1983 Act and paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000, the following provisions in that Schedule, namely, paragraphs 3(1)(b) and (2)(c), 4(1)(b), (2)(c) and (4)(a), 6(7) and (8) and 7(5)(c) and (7);

f

having regard to the designation of the Secretary of State for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the rights of citizens of the Union to vote at European Parliamentary elections and local government elections in England and Wales, that section 2(2); and

g

paragraph 2(4)(b) of Schedule 1 to the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1978.

SCHEDULE 2

Regulation 2

REVOCATIONS

1

2

3

Regulations revoked

References

Extent of revocation

The Representation of the People Regulations 1986

S.I. 1986/1081

The whole Regulations except regulations 1, 4 and 97 to 100

The Representation of the People (Amendment) Regulations 1990

S.I. 1990/520

The whole Regulations except regulations 29 to 31

The Representation of the People (Amendment) Regulations 1991

S.I. 1991/1198

The whole Regulations

The Representation of the People (Amendment) Regulations 1992

S.I. 1992/722

The whole Regulations

The European Parliamentary Elections (Changes to the Franchise and Qualification of Representatives) Regulations 1994

S.I. 1994/342

Part I of the Schedule

The Local Government Elections (Changes to the Franchise and Qualification of Members) Regulations 1995

S.I. 1995/1948

Paragraphs 12 to 16 of Schedule 2

The Representation of the People (Amendment) Regulations 1997

S.I. 1997/880

The whole Regulations

SCHEDULE 3FORMSARRANGEMENT OF FORMS

Form A:

Elector’s official poll card

Form B:

Proxy’s official poll card

Form C:

Return of expenses required by section 75 of the 1983 Act

Form D:

Declaration as to expenses required by section 75 of the 1983 Act

Form E:

Proxy paper

Form F:

Certificate of employment

Form G:

Declaration of identity (for use at parliamentary elections)

Form H:

Declaration of identity (for use when postal ballots are combined)

Form J:

Declaration of identity (for use when a parliamentary poll is combined with another poll but the postal ballots are not combined)

Form K:

Statement as to postal ballot papers

Form A:

Regulation 9(2)

ELECTOR'S OFFICIAL POLL CARD

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Form B:

Regulation 9(3)

PROXY'S OFFICIAL POLL CARD

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Form C:

Regulation 10(1)

RETURN OF EXPENSES REQUIRED BY SECTION 75 OF THE 1983 ACT

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Form D:

Regulation 10(1)

DECLARATION AS TO EXPENSES REQUIRED BY SECTION 75 OF THE 1983 ACT

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Form E:

Regulation 57(3)

PROXY PAPER

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Form F:

Regulation 63(1)

CERTIFICATE OF EMPLOYMENT

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Form G:

Regulation 66(a)

DECLARATION OF IDENTITY

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Form H:

Regulation 66(b)

DECLARATION OF IDENTITY

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Form J:

Regulation 66(c)

DECLARATION OF IDENTITY

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Form K:

Regulation 91(1)(b)

STATEMENT AS TO POSTAL BALLOT PAPERS

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SCHEDULE 4

Regulation 13

APPLICATION WITH MODIFICATIONS OF PROVISIONS OF THE 1983 AND 1985 ACTS FOR REGISTRATION OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY OVERSEAS ELECTORS

1

2

Provision applied

Modification

PART I: THE 1983 ACT

Section 4(5) (attainers)

Section 9 (register of electors)

In subsection (1)(a) omit “for each constituency or part of a constituency”.

Omit subsection (2)(b).

Omit subsections (5) to (8).

Section 13 (publication of registers)

For subsections (1) to (3) substitute:

1

Where a register under section 3 of the 1985 Act is in force, a revised version of it shall be published when a revised version of the registers of parliamentary and local government electors is published under this section as it has effect for the purposes of such registers.

.

Section 13A (alteration of registers)

Section 13B (alteration of register: pending elections)

For subsection (4) substitute:

4

This section applies to elections to the European Parliament.

.

Section 50 (effect of misdescription)

For paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) substitute “in the register”.

Section 52 (discharge of registration duties)

In subsections (1) and (4) after the word “Act” insert “and regulation 13 of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001”.

Section 54 (payment of expenses of registration)

In subsection (1) after the word “Act” in the first place where it occurs, insert “and regulation 13 of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001”.

Omit subsection (3).

Section 56 (registration appeals: England and Wales)

Omit subsection (1)(b).

Section 63 (breach of official duty)

In subsection (3)—

a

for paragraphs (a) to (d) substitute:

a

any registration officer,

; and

b

for the words from “relating to” to the end of the subsection substitute “relating to the registration of European Parliamentary overseas electors”.

PART II: THE 1985 ACT

Section 2 (registration of British citizens overseas)

In paragraph (a) of subsection (1) omit “constituency or” and in paragraph (b) after “of that” insert “part of the”.

In paragraph (c) of subsection (2) for the words from “parliamentary” to the end of that paragraph, substitute “local government electors”.

In subsection (4) for “section 1” substitute “section 3”.

In subsection (7) omit “constituency or”.

In subsection (8) for “section 1(1)(a)” substitute “section 3(1)(a)”.

In section 12 (offences as to declarations etc), subsections (1), (2) and (4)

In subsection (1)(a) for the word “parliamentary” substitute “European Parliamentary”.

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations replace the Representation of the People Regulations 1986, as amended, (“the 1986 Regulations”) except Part VI of those Regulations (which relates to the procedure where the polls at more than one election are taken together). These Regulations are needed in consequence of changes made by the Representation of the People Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”).

Part I of these Regulations is based on Part I of the 1986 Regulations (as amended). Regulation 5 of these Regulations is simpler than the equivalent provision in the 1986 Regulations and is intended (together with regulation 6) to facilitate the use of electronic communications. The fees in regulation 10 are increased from £1.50 as the fee for inspection and 15p as the fee for copies to £5 and 20p, respectively.

Regulation 12 of these Regulations exercises the power conferred by rule 29(3A)(b) of the parliamentary elections rules, as inserted by section 13(2) of the 2000 Act. This imposes on the returning officer a duty to supply to each polling station a device of a description prescribed in regulations to enable blind or partially sighted voters to vote without assistance.

Provision about the registration of relevant citizens of the Union as European Parliamentary electors which was made by regulation 14A of the 1986 Regulations, as amended, will be included in a separate set of regulations.

Part II of these Regulations is based on Part II of the 1986 Regulations (as amended). However, the provision in the latter in respect of patients' declarations is omitted consequent on the replacement of section 7 of the 1983 Act (subsections (2) to (9) of which provided for such declarations) by the 2000 Act. This has resulted in the omission of this category of declaration.

Part III of these Regulations differs from Part III of the 1986 Regulations because it no longer includes provision about electors lists (whether or not in the form of the draft register). This is because the changes made by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act abolished the need for such lists consequent on the introduction of “rolling registration”. Under this system the register of electors continues in force indefinitely (although revised versions of it will be produced at least once a year). This contrasts with the previous system under which the register remained in force for one year and was compiled by reference to residence on a qualifying date.

In spite of these changes the following regulations are in substance the same as provisions in the 1986 Regulations (including provisions in those Regulations about amendments to the published register). These regulations are regulations 23 and 24, 26 to 32, 35 to 40 and 42 to 45. Regulation 41 (order of names) no longer includes provision about the numbering of names in the register (because that is provided for in section 9(3) and (4) of the 1983 Act, as substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act); it also enables the registration officer, rather than the council which appointed him, to determine when street order is not a reasonably practicable way of arranging the register.

Regulation 25 extends the duty on registration officers to send out reminders to all persons registered in pursuance of a declaration and not just overseas electors; it thereby covers those who made service declarations and declarations of local connection.

Under section 10A(5) of the 1983 Act (as substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act) a person who is duly entered in a register is entitled to remain there until the occurrence of any of the circumstances set out in that provision. Paragraph (b) of that provision enables regulations to set out circumstances for these purposes and regulation 33 exercises that power.

Amongst the circumstances set out in section 10A(5) are those where no form used for the purposes of the annual canvass (under section 10(4) of the 1983 Act, as substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act) has been returned in respect of someone included in the register. Regulation 34 exercises the power in section 10A(7) to enable such a name to be included in the register for the period of one year only notwithstanding the absence of a return.

Regulation 35 is a new provision which enables the registration officer to inspect the records listed in that regulation for electoral registration purposes. Regulation 36 specifies notices for the purposes of sections 13(3), 13A(2) and 13B(3) of the 1983 Act (as substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act). Regulation 37 makes provision about notification where one registration officer is informed by a person who has moved into his area that he no longer resides in the area of another registration officer.

Regulation 46 repeats the substance of the existing rules on the free supply of copies of the register but adds the Electoral Commission and returning officers at elections to the Greater London Authority to the list of officers to whom copies of revised version of the register (and list of overseas electors) are to be supplied free of charge on publication. Regulation 47 repeats the substance of the existing rules on the free supply of copies of the register on request but adds political parties registered under Part II of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 to the list of recipients. In the case of both regulations the copy is to be supplied in data form, subject to exceptions. Regulations 48 and 49 make fresh provision about the sale of copies of the register (and list of overseas electors).

Part IV of these Regulations supplements the new rules about absent voting which are set out in Schedule 4 to the 2000 Act. Those rules differ from the existing rules (in sections 5 to 9 of the Representation of the People Act 1985) in that persons are entitled to apply to vote by post without the need to put forward a reason for doing so. Accordingly, the additional requirements set out in regulations 53 to 55 of these Regulations closely resemble the equivalent provisions in the 1986 Regulations except that they are limited to persons applying to vote by proxy.

Regulation 56 (which sets the closing dates by which applications for an absent vote must be received by the registration officer to be effective for the purposes of a particular election) differs from the equivalent provision in the 1986 Regulations (as amended) in that, in most cases, the closing date is now the sixth working day before the date of the poll. Regulation 57(6) enables a returning officer at a parliamentary election who is not the registration officer for a particular part of his constituency to be informed of applications which are granted before that date (when the lists referred to in regulation 61(3) are published). The remaining regulations in Part IV of these Regulations are in substance the same as the equivalent provisions in the 1986 Regulations.

Part V of these Regulations differs in a number of respects from Part V of the 1986 Regulations.

Regulation 71 is a new provision which is designed to ensure that, subject to special provision in paragraph (1) in respect of those entitled to vote by post for a definite or indefinite period, a postal ballot paper is issued as soon as practicable after the registration officer has granted the application. Since postal ballot papers will no longer be issued in batches, the provision about the persons entitled to attend the issue (regulation 67) has been amended to restrict the right to the returning officer and his staff.

Regulation 76 expands the existing provision as to the means by which postal ballot papers may be delivered to the voters. Regulation 78 is a new provision which allows postal ballot papers that have been lost in the post to be replaced.

Regulations 79, 87 and 88 are consequent on rule 45(1B) of the parliamentary elections rules, as inserted by Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act. This enables a postal ballot paper and a declaration of identity to be validly returned even if they are returned separately provided that they reach the returning officer or a polling station in the constituency in the manner provided by regulations before the close of the poll. Paragraphs (1) and (2) of regulation 79 prescribe the manner of return and regulations 87 and 88 provides the means of matching up postal ballot papers and declarations of identity that have been returned separately. The remaining regulations are in substance the same as those in Part V of the 1986 Regulations.

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<notes source="#source">
<note class="footnote" eId="f00001">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1983/2">1983 c. 2</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00002">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/50">1985 c. 50</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00003">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/2">2000 c. 2</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00004">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/29">1998 c. 29</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00005">
<p>
Section 10A was substituted by Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00006">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1971/80">1971 c. 80</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00007">
<p>
Rule 29(3A) was inserted by section 13(2) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00008">
<p>
Sections 2 and 3 were substituted by Schedule 2 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00009">
<p>
Section 8 was amended by Schedule 16 to the Local Government (Wales) Act
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/19">1994 (c. 19)</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00010">
<p>
Section 16 was amended by Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00011">
<p>
Section 16(d) was amended by Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00012">
<p>
Sections 14 and 15 were amended by Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00013">
<p>
Section 2 was substituted by Schedule 2 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00014">
<p>
Sections 1 to 3 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
were substituted by Schedule 2 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00015">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1974/23">1974 c. 23</ref>
; section 3(1) was amended by Schedule 15 to the Criminal Justice Act
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1988/33">1988 (c. 33)</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00016">
<p>
Section 54 was amended by Schedule 4 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00017">
<p>
Section 4 was substituted by section 1(2) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00018">
<p>
Sections 10A and 13A were substituted by Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00019">
<p>
Section 2 was substituted by Schedule 2 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00020">
<p>
Section 56(1)(a) was amended by Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00021">
<p>
Section 10A was substituted by Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00022">
<p>
Section 4 was substituted by section 1(2) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00023">
<p>
Sections 7 and 7A were substituted and inserted by sections 4 and 5 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00024">
<p>
Section 10A was inserted by Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00025">
<p>
Section 10 was substituted by Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00026">
<p>
Section 13 was substituted by Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00027">
<p>
Sections 13, 13A and 13B were substituted by Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00028">
<p>
Section 9 was substituted by Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00029">
<p>
Section 2 was substituted by Schedule 2 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00030">
<p>
Section 7B was inserted by section 6 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00031">
<p>
Section 13 was substituted by Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00032">
<p>
Section 4 was substituted by section 1(2) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00033">
<p>
Sections 13 to 13B were substituted by Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00034">
<p>
Subsections (2B) and (2C) of section 35 were inserted by Schedule 3 to the Greater London Authority Act
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/29">1999 (c. 29)</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00035">
<p>
The exercise of the powers in section 52(1) is made subject to section 7(1) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/41">2000 (c. 41)</ref>
and section 52(1A), as inserted by Schedule 21 to that Act, is relevant to those powers.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00036">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1997/24">1997 c. 24</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00037">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1984/23">1984 c. 23</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00038">
<p>11 & 12 Geo.6 c. 29.</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00039">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/4">1992 c. 4</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00040">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1971/80">1971 c. 80</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00041">
<p>
Section 56(1)(b) was amended by Schedule 2 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00042">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/26">2000 c. 26</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00043">
<p>
Section 36(3) was substituted by section 17 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
and section 36(3B) was inserted by Schedule 16 to the Local Government (Wales) Act
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/19">1994 (c. 19)</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00044">
<p>
Rule 24 was substituted by Schedule 6 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00045">
<p>
Section 66(6) was amended by Schedule 3 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00046">
<p>
Rule 24 was substituted by paragraph 10(3) of Schedule 6 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00047">
<p>
Rule 45(1B) was inserted by paragraph 10(4)(a) of Schedule 6 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00048">
<p>
Sections 10A and 13A were substituted by Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00049">
<p>
Section 36(3C) was substituted by section 17 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00050">
<p>
Section 53 was amended by Schedule 4 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
and Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00051">
<p>
Section 201(1) was amended by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1991/1728">S.I. 1991/1728</ref>
and section 201(3) was inserted by Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00052">
<p>
Rule 24 was substituted by Schedule 6 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00053">
<p>
Schedule 2 was amended by Schedules 2 and 4 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
; Schedules 1 and 6 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
; Schedule 16 to the Local Government (Wales) Act
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/19">1994 (c. 19)</ref>
; and section 5 of the Representation of the People Act
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/28">1989 (c. 28)</ref>
. Schedule 2 has also been amended by section 9 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
but the amendments are not yet in force.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00054">
<p>
Section 3 was substituted by Schedule 2 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00055">
<p>
Section 4 was substituted by section 1(2) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00056">
<p>
Sections 9, 10A, 13, 13A and 13B were substituted by Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00057">
<p>
Rule 29(3A) was inserted by section 13(2) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00058">
<p>
Rule 45(1B) was inserted by Schedule 6 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00059">
<p>
Section 2 was substituted by Schedule 2 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00060">
<p>
The European Communities (Designation) (
<abbr title="Number" xml:lang="">No.</abbr>
3) Order 1993 (
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1993/2661">S.I. 1993/2661</ref>
).
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00061">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/68">1972 c. 68</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00062">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1978/10">1978 c. 10</ref>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00063">
<p>
Section 4 was substituted by section 1(2) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00064">
<p>
Section 9 was substituted by Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00065">
<p>
Sections 13 to 13B were substituted by Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00066">
<p>
Section 52 was amended by Schedule 4 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
and Schedule 16 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00067">
<p>
Section 54 was amended by Schedule 4 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00068">
<p>
Section 56 was amended by Schedule 4 to the
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and Schedule 1 to the
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Section 63 was substituted by Schedule 4 to the
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Section 2 was substituted by Schedule 2 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
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<docNumber>2001 No. 341</docNumber>
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<shortTitle>The Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001</shortTitle>
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<p class="MadeDate">
<span>Made</span>
<docDate date="2001-02-09">9th February 2001</docDate>
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<span>Coming into force</span>
<docDate date="2001-02-16">16th February 2001</docDate>
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<p>Whereas a draft of these Regulations has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;</p>
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<p>Now, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the provisions which are specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations, hereby makes the following Regulations:—</p>
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<num>PART I</num>
<heading>GENERAL, INTERPRETATION AND MISCELLANEOUS</heading>
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<num>1</num>
<heading>Citation, commencement and extent</heading>
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<p>These Regulations may be cited as the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 16th February 2001.</p>
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<num>2</num>
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<p>These Regulations shall not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.</p>
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<num>2</num>
<heading>Revocations</heading>
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<p>The instruments listed in column 1 of Schedule 2 to these Regulations (which have the references listed in column 2) are hereby revoked to the extent indicated in column 3 of that Schedule.</p>
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<num>3</num>
<heading>Interpretation</heading>
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<p>For the purposes of these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—</p>
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<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
” means the Representation of the People Act 1983
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<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
” means the Representation of the People Act 1985
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<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
” means the Representation of the People Act 2000
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<p>“available for inspection” means available for inspection during ordinary office hours;</p>
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<p>“British Council employee” means a person employed by the British Council in a post outside the United Kingdom;</p>
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<p>“candidate” means—</p>
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<p>in relation to a parliamentary election, a person who is nominated as a candidate at the election, or is declared by himself or by others to be a candidate on or after the day of the issue of the writ for the election, or after the dissolution or vacancy in consequence of which the writ was issued;</p>
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<p>in relation to a local government election, a person having been nominated or having declared himself a candidate for election to the office to be filled at the election;</p>
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<p>“Crown servant” means a person who is employed in a post falling within the class or description set out in regulation 14 below;</p>
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“data” has the same meaning as in section 1(1) of the Data Protection Act 1998
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;
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<p>“European Parliamentary overseas elector” means a peer who has made a European Parliamentary overseas elector’s declaration and is registered or is entitled to be registered in pursuance of it;</p>
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“European Parliamentary overseas elector’s declaration” means a declaration made in pursuance of section 2 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
, as applied by regulation 13 of, and Schedule 4 to, these Regulations;
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<p>“list of overseas electors” means the list prepared under regulation 45 below;</p>
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<p>“overseas elector” means a person who has made an overseas elector’s declaration and is registered or entitled to be registered as a parliamentary elector in pursuance of it;</p>
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<p>“register” means the register of electors; and</p>
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<intro>
<p>A reference in these Regulations to a numbered rule in the elections rules shall be construed as a reference to—</p>
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<num>a</num>
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<p>
the rule of that number in the parliamentary elections rules in Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
in the case of a parliamentary election, or
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the corresponding rule in the rules made under section 36 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
in the case of a local government election.
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<content>
<p>A reference in these Regulations to a form identified by means of a letter shall be construed as a reference to the form so identified in Schedule 3 to these Regulations.</p>
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In the application of these Regulations to the registers which are required to be published not later than 15th February 2001 by section 13(1) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
, as enacted, references to the publication of the revised version are to be read as references to the publication of the register.
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<heading>Forms</heading>
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<num>1</num>
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<p>The registration officer shall supply free of charge as many forms for use in connection with—</p>
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<num>a</num>
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<p>
section 10A(1)(a) and (3) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00005" class="footnote" marker="5"/>
, and
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<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
applications made under Schedule 4 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
and Part IV of these Regulations,
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<p>as appear to that officer reasonable in the circumstances to any person who satisfies that officer of his intention to use the forms in connection with an election.</p>
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<num>2</num>
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<p>The forms set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations or forms substantially to the like effect may be used with such variations as the circumstances may require.</p>
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<num>5</num>
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Communication of applications, notices
<abbr title="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</abbr>
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<p>The requirement in these Regulations that any application, notice or objection should be in writing is satisfied where (apart from the usual meaning of that expression) the text of it—</p>
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<num>a</num>
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<p>is transmitted by electronic means,</p>
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<content>
<p>is received in legible form, and</p>
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<p>is capable of being used for subsequent reference.</p>
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<heading>Electronic signatures and related certificates</heading>
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<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>A requirement in these Regulations for an application, notice or objection to be signed is satisfied (as an alternative to the signature given by hand) where there is—</p>
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<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>an electronic signature incorporated into or logically associated with a particular electronic communication, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
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<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the certification by any person of such a signature.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of this regulation an electronic signature is so much of anything in electronic form as—</p>
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<num>a</num>
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<p>is incorporated into or otherwise logically associated with any electronic communication or both; and</p>
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<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>purports to be so incorporated or associated for the purpose of being used in establishing the authenticity of the communication, the integrity of the communication or both.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of this regulation an electronic signature incorporated into or associated with a particular electronic communication is certified by any person if that person (whether before or after the making of the communication) has made a statement confirming that—</p>
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<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the signature,</p>
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<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a means of producing, communicating or verifying the signature, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
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<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>a procedure applied to the signature,</p>
</content>
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<p>is (either alone or in combination with other factors) a valid means of establishing the authenticity of the communication, the integrity of the communication or both.</p>
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<heading>Copies of documents</heading>
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<p>Where a document is made available for inspection under these Regulations, any person may make a copy (whether hand-written or by other means) of the whole or any part of it.</p>
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<num>8</num>
<heading>Time</heading>
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<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Where the day or last day of the time allowed by these Regulations for the doing of any thing falls on any of the days mentioned in paragraph (3) below, that time shall be extended until the next following day which is not one of those days.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-8-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Subject to regulation 56(6) below, in computing any period of not more than 7 days for the purposes of these Regulations any of the days mentioned in paragraph (3) below shall be disregarded.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-8-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The days referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) above are a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday or a bank holiday.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-8-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>
In paragraph (3) above “bank holiday” means a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971
<noteRef href="#f00006" class="footnote" marker="6"/>
in England and Wales.
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</content>
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<num>9</num>
<heading>Official poll card at parliamentary elections</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-9-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
For the purposes of rule 28(3) of the rules in Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
the following forms are hereby prescribed.
</p>
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<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The official poll card issued to an elector shall be in Form A.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
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<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The official poll card issued to the proxy of an elector shall be Form B.</p>
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<num>10</num>
<heading>Return and declaration of election expenses</heading>
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<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
For the purpose of section 75(3) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
, the form of the return of election expenses shall be in Form C and the form of the declaration as to election expenses shall be in Form D.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
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<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
The fee for inspecting a return or declaration (including any accompanying documents) specified in section 89(1) of, or paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 4 to, the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
(which relate to the return and declarations of election expenses) shall be £5.
</p>
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</paragraph>
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<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The price of a copy of any such return, declaration or document shall be at the rate of 20p for each side of each page.</p>
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<num>11</num>
<heading>
Interference with notices
<abbr title="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</abbr>
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<content>
<p>If any person without lawful authority destroys, mutilates, defaces or removes any notice published by the registration officer in connection with his registration duties or any copies of a document which have been made available for inspection in pursuance of those duties, he shall be liable on a summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.</p>
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<num>1</num>
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<p>
The device referred to in rule 29(3A)(b) of the rules in Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00007" class="footnote" marker="7"/>
shall be of the description set out in this regulation.
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<content>
<p>The device must be capable of being attached firmly to a ballot paper and of being removed from it after use without damage to the paper.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
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<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>On the right-hand side of the device there shall be tabs of equal size which satisfy the conditions in paragraphs (4) to (7) below.</p>
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<num>4</num>
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<p>The tabs shall be capable of being positioned on the ballot paper so that each one is above one of the spaces to the right of the particulars of the candidates on which the vote is to be marked (“the relevant space”).</p>
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<p>Each tab shall be numbered so that, when the device is positioned over a ballot paper, the number of each tab corresponds to that of the candidate whose particulars are to the left of the relevant space covered by the tab in question.</p>
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</paragraph>
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<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>Each number on a tab shall be in raised form so that it can be clearly identified by touch.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
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<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>Each tab shall be capable of being lifted so as to reveal the relevant space and so that there is sufficient room to allow a voter to mark a cross on that space.</p>
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<heading>Registration of European Parliamentary overseas electors</heading>
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<num>1</num>
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<p>
A peer who, apart from the requirement of registration, is entitled by virtue of section 3 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00008" class="footnote" marker="8"/>
to vote as an elector at a European Parliamentary election in a particular electoral region is entitled to be registered in a register under section 3 of that Act, prepared and published by a registration officer in accordance with this regulation and the provisions applied by it.
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<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
It is the duty of the relevant registration officer appointed under section 8 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00009" class="footnote" marker="9"/>
to prepare and publish a register under section 3 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
(which under subsection (7) of that section shall so far as practicable be combined with the register of parliamentary and local government electors) in respect of any year for which any peer to whom paragraph (1) above applies is entitled to be registered and to take reasonable steps to obtain information required by him for that purpose.
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<p>
For the purposes of paragraph (2) above, “the relevant registration officer” is the officer who acts for the area within which is situated the place specified in the declaration in accordance with section 2(4) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
, as applied by this regulation, as having been the address in respect of which the declarant was previously registered or, as the case may be, at which he was resident.
</p>
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<p>
The provisions of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
and the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
which are set out in column 1 of Schedule 4 to these Regulations shall, subject to—
</p>
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<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>any modifications and exceptions specified in relation to those provisions in column 2 of that Schedule, and</p>
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<content>
<p>paragraph (5) below,</p>
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<p>apply for the purposes of the registration of peers who (subject to the requirement of registration) are entitled to vote at a European Parliamentary election as they apply for the purpose of the registration of parliamentary electors.</p>
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<p>Unless the context otherwise requires, in the provisions applied by Schedule 4 to these Regulations—</p>
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<p>any reference to an overseas elector’s declaration shall be construed as a reference to a European Parliamentary overseas elector’s declaration;</p>
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<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>any reference to a constituency shall be construed as a reference to an electoral region;</p>
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</subparagraph>
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<content>
<p>
any reference to a register of parliamentary electors shall be construed as a reference to a register kept under section 3 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
and any reference to the register of local government electors shall be disregarded; and
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<p>any reference to a provision which is also applied by Schedule 4 to these Regulations shall be construed as a reference to such a provision as so applied.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-13-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>The following provisions, namely—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-13-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>regulations 3, 5 to 8 and 11 above, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-13-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>regulations 18 to 25, 27 to 32, 36(2), 38 to 43 and 45 below,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>shall apply to a European Parliamentary overseas elector’s declaration and registration in pursuance of it as they apply to an overseas elector’s declaration and registration in pursuance of it.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-13-7">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes set out in paragraph (6) above, those regulations shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have effect as if—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-13-7-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
any reference to a parliamentary elector is a reference to a peer entitled to vote at a European Parliamentary election under section 3 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-13-7-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>any reference to an overseas elector is a reference to a European Parliamentary overseas elector;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-13-7-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>any reference to an overseas elector’s declaration is a reference to a European Parliamentary overseas elector’s declaration; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-13-7-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>any reference to a provision which is applied by Schedule 4 to these Regulations is a reference to that provision as so applied.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-13-8">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>
A register under section 3 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
may be published by means of a notice making additions to the registers of parliamentary electors and of local government electors with which it must be combined.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
</part>
<part eId="part-II">
<num>PART II</num>
<heading>SERVICE AND OVERSEAS ELECTORS' DECLARATIONS</heading>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-II-crossheading-service-declarations">
<heading>Service declarations</heading>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-14">
<num>14</num>
<heading>Qualification for Crown servant</heading>
<content>
<p>
A person (not being a member of the forces within the meaning of section 59(1) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
) who is employed in the service of the Crown in a post outside the United Kingdom falls within the class or description referred to in section 14(1)(b) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
if he is required to devote his whole working time to the duties of that post and the remuneration of it is paid wholly out of money provided by Parliament.
</p>
</content>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-15">
<num>15</num>
<heading>Contents of service declaration</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-15-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>
In addition to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) to (f) of section 16 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00010" class="footnote" marker="10"/>
, a service declaration shall state—
</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-15-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the declarant’s full name and present address,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-15-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the grounds on which the declarant claims a service declaration, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-15-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>such of the particulars specified in paragraph (2), (3) or (4) below as are relevant to the service qualification claimed by the declarant.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-15-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>
Where the declarant claims a service qualification on the grounds that he is a member of the forces (within the meaning of section 59(1) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
) or the spouse of such a member, the service declaration shall state—
</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-15-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the service (whether naval, military or air forces) in which that member serves,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-15-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the rank or rating of that member, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-15-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the service number of that member;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>and where that member serves in the military forces, the service declaration shall in addition state the regiment or corps in which he serves.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-15-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Where the declarant claims a service qualification on the grounds that he is a Crown servant to whom regulation 14 above applies or the spouse of such a servant, the service declaration shall state—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-15-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the name of the Government department in which that servant works, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-15-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a description of the post of that servant.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-15-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Where the declarant claims a service qualification on the grounds that he is a British Council employee or the spouse of such an employee, the service declaration shall state a description of the post of that employee.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-16">
<num>16</num>
<heading>Transmission of service declaration</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-16-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>A service declaration made by a member of the forces or his spouse shall be transmitted to the appropriate registration officer.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-16-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>A service declaration made by a person who is or will be a Crown servant or by his spouse shall be transmitted by the declarant to the Government department under which that person or his spouse is or will be employed or to an officer designated by that department and transmitted by that department or officer to the appropriate registration officer.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-16-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>A service declaration made by a person who is or will be a British Council employee or by his spouse shall be transmitted by the declarant to the British Council and transmitted by the British Council to the appropriate registration officer.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-16-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>
In this regulation, the “appropriate registration officer” means the registration officer for the area within which is situated the address specified in the declaration in accordance with section 16(d) or the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00011" class="footnote" marker="11"/>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-17">
<num>17</num>
<heading>Notification by registration officer in respect of service declarations</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-17-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Where the registration officer is satisfied that the service declaration is duly made he shall so notify the declarant.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-17-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Where the registration officer rejects an application for registration in pursuance of a service declaration because it—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-17-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
does not contain the particulars required in paragraphs (a) to (f) of section 16 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
and regulation 15 above, or
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-17-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
does not comply with the requirements of sections 14 and 15 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00012" class="footnote" marker="12"/>
or, where appropriate, regulation 14 or 16 above,
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>he shall return the declaration to the declarant setting out his reasons for so doing.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-II-crossheading-overseas-electors-declarations">
<heading>Overseas electors' declarations</heading>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-18">
<num>18</num>
<heading>Contents of overseas elector’s declaration</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-18-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
In addition to the information required by paragraphs (a) to (d) of subsection (3) and subsection (4) of section 2 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00013" class="footnote" marker="13"/>
, an overseas elector’s declaration shall state the declarant’s full name and present address and, where appropriate, the information required by paragraphs (2) to (7) below.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-18-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>If the declarant—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-18-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
was last registered in pursuance of a service or other declaration, rather than actual residence at the address specified in pursuance of section 2(4)(b) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
, and
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-18-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>no longer had connection with that address at the time at which he was so registered,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>the declaration shall include a statement that the declarant was so registered.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-18-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>
If the declarant claims that his name has changed since he was last registered in respect of the address specified in the overseas elector’s declaration in accordance with section 2(4)(b) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
, that declaration shall—
</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-18-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>set out the name in respect of which the declarant was last previously registered, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-18-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>give the reason for the change of name.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-18-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>Where a declarant—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-18-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>has on a previous occasion been registered in a register of parliamentary electors in pursuance of an overseas elector’s declaration, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-18-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>has not, since being so registered, been registered in such a register by virtue of being resident or treated for the purposes of registration as resident at an address in the United Kingdom,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>his overseas elector’s declaration shall state those facts and indicate when he was last registered in pursuance of an overseas elector’s declaration.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<hcontainer name="wrapper">
<content>
<p>For the purposes of the application of this paragraph by regulation 13(6) above, this paragraph shall have effect as if, in addition to the modifications made by that regulation, the words “a register of local government electors” were substituted for the words “such a register”.</p>
</content>
</hcontainer>
<paragraph eId="regulation-18-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>Where a declarant has not made an overseas elector’s declaration in pursuance of which he was registered in a register of parliamentary electors since being included in such a register by virtue of being resident or treated for the purposes of registration as resident at an address in the United Kingdom, or has never made such a declaration, his overseas elector’s declaration shall state—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-18-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of a declarant who is the bearer of a British passport which describes his national status as “British citizen”, the number of that passport together with its date and place of issue; or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-18-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of a declarant who is not the bearer of such a passport, but who was born in the United Kingdom before 1st January 1983, those facts; or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-18-5-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of a declarant who is not the bearer of such a passport and who was not born in the United Kingdom before 1st January 1983, when and how he acquired the status of British citizen, together with the date, place and country of his birth.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<hcontainer name="wrapper">
<content>
<p>For the purposes of the application of this regulation by regulation 13(6) above, this paragraph shall have effect as if, in addition to the modifications made by that regulation, the words “a register of local government electors” were substituted for the words “such a register”.</p>
</content>
</hcontainer>
<paragraph eId="regulation-18-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>Where, in the case of a declarant to whom regulation 19 below applies (and who is accordingly required to transmit a copy of his birth certificate together with his declaration), his name on his birth certificate is not the same as his name as given in his overseas elector’s declaration, that declaration shall state the reason for the change of name.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-18-7">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>Where, in the case of a declarant to whom regulation 19 below applies, he relies on the registration of either—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-18-7-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
a parent whose name in the register referred to in section 1(4)(c) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00014" class="footnote" marker="14"/>
is not the same as the name of that parent as given in either the declarant’s birth certificate or overseas elector’s declaration in accordance with section 2(4)(c)(iii) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
, or
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-18-7-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
a guardian whose name in the register referred to in section 1(4)(c) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
is not the same as the name of that guardian as given in the declarant’s overseas elector’s declaration in accordance with section 2(4)(c)(iii) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
,
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>that declaration shall state the name of the parent or, as the case may be, guardian as given in the register referred to in section 1(4)(c) and, where known, the reason for the change or, as the case may be, changes of name or, where such reason (or reasons) is not known, a statement to that effect.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>For the purposes of the application of this regulation by regulation 13(6) above, this paragraph shall have effect as if, in addition to the modifications made by that regulation, the words “section 3(4)(c)” were substituted for the words “section 1(4)(c)”, in each place where those words occur.</p>
</wrapUp>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-19">
<num>19</num>
<heading>Certain declarants to supply copy of birth certificates</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-19-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
This regulation applies to a person who has made an overseas elector’s declaration in which he claims to be qualified as an overseas elector by virtue of the conditions set out in section 1(4) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
, and who has not on a previous occasion made an overseas elector’s declaration in pursuance of which he was registered in a register of parliamentary electors.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<hcontainer name="wrapper">
<content>
<p>For the purpose of the application of this regulation by regulation 13(6) above, this paragraph shall have effect as if, in addition to the modifications made by that regulation, the words “section 3(4)” were substituted for the words “section 1(4)”.</p>
</content>
</hcontainer>
<paragraph eId="regulation-19-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Where this regulation applies, a declarant shall transmit together with his overseas elector’s declaration a copy of his birth certificate which shows the names of either or both of his parents as well as his date of birth.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-20">
<num>20</num>
<heading>Attestation of certain overseas electors' declarations</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-20-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>An overseas elector’s declaration shall be attested in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation except where the declarant has on a previous occasion made such a declaration in pursuance of which he was registered in a register of parliamentary electors and, since being so registered, he has not been included in any register of parliamentary electors by virtue of being resident or treated for the purposes of registration as resident at an address in the United Kingdom.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<hcontainer name="wrapper">
<content>
<p>For the purposes of the application of this regulation by regulation 13(6) above, this paragraph shall have effect as if, in addition to the modifications made by that regulation, the words “local government” were substituted for the word “parliamentary” in the second place where it occurs.</p>
</content>
</hcontainer>
<paragraph eId="regulation-20-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>An overseas elector’s declaration shall be attested by the bearer of a British passport which described his national status as a “British citizen” who—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-20-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>is not resident in the United Kingdom;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-20-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>is aged 18 years or over, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-20-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>is not the husband, wife, parent, grandparent, brother, sister, child or grandchild of the declarant.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-20-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>A person shall not attest an overseas elector’s declaration unless he is satisfied, to the best of his knowledge and belief, that the declarant is a British citizen who is not resident in the United Kingdom on the date of the declaration.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-20-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>A person attesting an overseas elector’s declaration shall record on it—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-20-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>his full name and address;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-20-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>that he is the bearer of a British passport which describes his national status as “British citizen” and the number of that passport together with its date and place of issue;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-20-4-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>that he is aged 18 years or over;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-20-4-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>that he is not resident in the United Kingdom on the date of the declaration;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-20-4-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>that he is not the husband, wife, parent, grandparent, brother, sister, child or grandchild of the declarant; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-20-4-f">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>that, to the best of his knowledge and belief, the declarant is a British citizen who is not resident in the United Kingdom on the date of the declaration;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>and he shall sign the declaration.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-21">
<num>21</num>
<heading>Transmission of overseas elector’s declaration</heading>
<content>
<p>
An overseas elector’s declaration shall be transmitted to the registration officer for that part of a constituency within which is situated the address specified in the declaration in accordance with section 2(4) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</content>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-22">
<num>22</num>
<heading>Notification about registration as overseas elector</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-22-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
Where the registration officer is satisfied that the declarant qualifies as an overseas elector under the provisions of sections 1 and 2 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
, he shall so notify the declarant.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-22-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Where the registration officer rejects an application for registration in pursuance of an overseas elector’s declaration because—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-22-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
in his opinion the declarant does not qualify as an overseas elector under section 1 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
, or
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-22-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
the declaration does not satisfy the requirements of section 2 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
or regulation 18 or 20 above, or
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-22-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of a person to whom regulation 19 above applies, the requirement in that regulation has not been complied with,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>he shall return the declaration to the declarant and set out his reasons for rejecting the application for registration.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-22-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of the application of this regulation by regulation 13(6) above, paragraphs (1) and (2) above shall have effect as if, in addition to the modifications made by that regulation—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-22-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in paragraph (1), for the words “sections 1 and 2” there were substituted the words “sections 2 and 3”, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-22-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in paragraph (2), for the words “section 1” there were substituted the words “section 3”.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
</hcontainer>
</part>
<part eId="part-III">
<num>PART III</num>
<heading>REGISTRATION</heading>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="part-III-crossheading-information-about-electors">
<heading>Information about electors</heading>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-23">
<num>23</num>
<heading>Power to require information</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-23-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>A registration officer may require any person to give information required for the purposes of that officer’s duties in maintaining registers of parliamentary and local government electors.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-23-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
A registration officer is under a duty to require persons to give information required for the purposes of that officer’s duty under section 3(1) of the Juries Act 1974
<noteRef href="#f00015" class="footnote" marker="15"/>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-23-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>If any person—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-23-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>fails to comply with, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-23-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>gives false information in pursuance of,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>any such requisition of the registration officer as is mentioned in this regulation, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-24">
<num>24</num>
<heading>Evidence as to age and nationality</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-24-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Where a registration officer has doubts about a person’s age or nationality, he may require that person to produce such evidence as is specified in paragraph (2) below for the purposes of registration.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-24-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The evidence which the registration officer may require is as follows—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-24-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a birth certificate or a statutory declaration as to the person’s date of birth;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-24-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a certificate of naturalisation;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-24-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>where a person has made an overseas elector’s declaration, further evidence of his status as a British citizen including a document showing that he has become a British citizen by virtue of registration;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-24-2-d">
<num>d</num>
<intro>
<p>in any other case—</p>
</intro>
<clause eId="regulation-24-2-d-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>a document showing that he has become a Commonwealth citizen by virtue of registration; or</p>
</content>
</clause>
<clause eId="regulation-24-2-d-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>a statutory declaration that he is a qualifying Commonwealth citizen or citizen of the Republic of Ireland or a relevant citizen of the Union.</p>
</content>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-24-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
If any fee is payable in connection with the making of a declaration for the purposes of this regulation, the registration officer shall pay that fee and it shall be treated as part of his registration expenses within the meaning of section 54(1) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00016" class="footnote" marker="16"/>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-24-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Any such declaration shall be made available for inspection at the registration officer’s office until the determination of the application for registration and of any objections duly made to it.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-24-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>This regulation does not apply where an application for registration is made in pursuance of a service declaration.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-24-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>
In this regulation “qualifying Commonwealth citizen” has the same meaning as in section 4 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00017" class="footnote" marker="17"/>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-25">
<num>25</num>
<heading>Reminders to electors registered pursuant to a declaration</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-25-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>This regulation applies in respect of a person registered in pursuance of—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-25-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a service declaration;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-25-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a declaration of local connection; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-25-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>an overseas elector’s declaration.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-25-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Subject to paragraph (4) below, the registration officer shall, during the relevant period, send to a person to whom this regulation applies a reminder of the need to make a fresh declaration if he wishes to remain registered as an elector in pursuance of such a declaration.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-25-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>In paragraph (2) above “the relevant period” means the period beginning nine months after the date when the existing entry in a register of the person in question first takes effect and ending ten months after that date.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-25-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>Paragraph (2) above does not apply in respect of a person to whom this regulation applies where—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-25-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the registration officer has already received from that person a fresh declaration, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-25-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>information which the registration officer has received indicates that that person is no longer entitled to make the relevant declaration.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-26">
<num>26</num>
<heading>Applications for registration</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-26-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>
An application for registration as a parliamentary or local government elector (or both) under section 10A(1)(a) or 13A(1)(a) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00018" class="footnote" marker="18"/>
shall state—
</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-26-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the applicant’s full name;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-26-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the address in respect of which the applicant applies to be registered and at which he is resident on the date of the application;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-26-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>any address in respect of which the applicant is currently registered as an elector, if he has ceased to reside at that address;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-26-1-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of an applicant who has not attained the age of 18 years, his date of birth;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-26-1-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of an applicant who is 70 years of age or older, that fact;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-26-1-f">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of an applicant who will attain the age of 70 years in the period of twelve months beginning with the date of his application, the date on which he will attain that age;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-26-1-g">
<num>g</num>
<content>
<p>
in the case of an applicant who is a merchant seaman within the meaning of section 6 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
, that fact.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-26-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>In the case of a person applying to be registered as a parliamentary or local government elector (or both) in pursuance of a service declaration, a declaration of local connection or an overseas elector’s application, the declaration in question shall accompany the application.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-26-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>An application under this regulation shall include a declaration made by the applicant that—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-26-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the particulars given in accordance with paragraph (1) above are true;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-26-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>subject to paragraph (5) below, in the case of an application by a relevant citizen of the Union for registration as a local government elector, he is such a citizen; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-26-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>in any other case, but subject to paragraph (5) below, he is a Commonwealth citizen or citizen of the Republic of Ireland.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-26-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>An application for registration shall be made in writing to the registration officer and be signed and dated by the applicant.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-26-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>Paragraph (3)(b) and (c) above does not apply to a person applying to be registered in pursuance of a service declaration or an overseas elector’s declaration.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-27">
<num>27</num>
<heading>Objections to registration</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-27-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Any objection to a person’s registration shall state—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-27-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the name of the person against whom the objection is made;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-27-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the address of that person as given in the application for registration;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-27-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the grounds of the objection;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-27-1-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>the name of the objector and his address as shown in the register (if so shown) together with the address to which correspondence should be sent if that address is different or if no address is shown in the register; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-27-1-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>the electoral number of the objector.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-27-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>An objection shall be made in writing and be signed and dated by the person objecting.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-27-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
In this Part of these Regulations “objection” includes representations made against an application for registration under section 13A(1)(a) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-28">
<num>28</num>
<heading>Inspection of applications and objections</heading>
<content>
<p>An application for registration and any objection to a person’s registration shall be made available for inspection at the registration officer’s office until the application or objection has been determined by the registration officer.</p>
</content>
</hcontainer>
</hcontainer>
</part>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="crossheading-determination-of-applications-and-objections">
<heading>Determination of applications and objections</heading>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-29">
<num>29</num>
<heading>Procedure for determining applications for registration and objections without a hearing</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-29-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
A registration officer shall discharge his functions of determining an application for registration under section 10A(1) or 13A(1)(a) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
and an objection under section 10A(3) of that Act in accordance with this regulation and regulations 30 and 31 below.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-29-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The registration officer shall keep separate lists of applications for registration and objections and shall—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-29-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>on receipt of an application, forthwith enter in the list of applications the name of the applicant and the address claimed as his qualifying address,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-29-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>on receipt of an objection, forthwith enter in the list of objections the name and qualifying address of the objector together with the particulars referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-29-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>also forthwith enter particulars of the objection in the list of applications.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<hcontainer name="wrapper">
<content>
<p>
In this paragraph “qualifying address” includes the address specified in an overseas elector’s declaration in accordance with section 2(4)(b) or (c)(ii) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00019" class="footnote" marker="19"/>
.
</p>
</content>
</hcontainer>
<paragraph eId="regulation-29-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The registration officer may ask for further information and take no further action until such information is supplied, if he is of opinion that the particulars given in the application or objection are insufficient.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-29-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>The registration officer may allow an application without a hearing provided that no objection is made within five days of the entry of the application in the list of applications.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-29-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>The registration officer may disallow an objection if he is of opinion that the objector is not entitled to object or the objection was made after the period referred to in paragraph (4) above has expired; and he shall so inform the objector.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-29-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>The registration officer may send to the applicant or objector a notice stating his opinion that an application or objection cannot be allowed because—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-29-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the matter has been concluded by the decision of a court, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-29-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the particulars given in the application or objection do not entitle the applicant or objector to succeed.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-29-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>In cases to which paragraph (6) applies, the registration officer shall state the grounds for his opinion and that he intends to disallow the application or objection unless that person gives the registration officer notice within three days from the date of the registration officer’s notice that he requires the application or objection to be heard; and if he receives no such notice within that time, he may disallow the application or objection.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-30">
<num>30</num>
<heading>Notice of hearing</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-30-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>The registration officer shall, unless he allows or disallows the application or objection under regulation 29 above, send a notice—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-30-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of an application, to the person making the application, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-30-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<intro>
<p>in the case of an objection, to the objector and the person objected to, stating—</p>
</intro>
<clause eId="regulation-30-1-b-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the time and place at which he proposes to hear the application or objection;</p>
</content>
</clause>
<clause eId="regulation-30-1-b-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>the name and address of the objector and the grounds of the objection (in the case of a notice sent to a person objected to).</p>
</content>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-30-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The time fixed for the hearing of an application or objection shall not be earlier than the third day or later than the seventh day after the date of the notice referred to in paragraph (1) above.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-31">
<num>31</num>
<heading>Hearing of applications and objections</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-31-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>The persons entitled to appear and be heard are as follows—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-31-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>on an application, the applicant;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-31-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>on an objection, the objector and the person objected to;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-31-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>on an application or an objection, any other person who appears to the registration officer to be interested.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-31-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The right to appear and be heard includes the right to make written representations.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-31-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Any person entitled to appear and be heard may do so either in person or by any other person on his behalf.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-31-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>The registration officer may, at the request of any person entitled to appear and be heard or, if he thinks fit, without such a request, require that the evidence tendered by any person shall be given on oath and may administer the oath for the purpose.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-32">
<num>32</num>
<heading>Registration appeals</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-32-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
This regulation makes provision in connection with the right to appeal from the decision of a registration officer regarding an application for registration under section 56(1)(a) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00020" class="footnote" marker="20"/>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-32-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>A person desiring to appeal must—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-32-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>give notice of appeal to the registration officer and to the opposite party (if any) when the decision is given, or within 14 days thereafter, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-32-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>specify the grounds of appeal.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-32-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>The registration officer shall forward any such notice to the appropriate county court in accordance with rules of court together, in each case, with—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-32-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a statement of the material facts which in his opinion have been established in the case, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-32-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>his decision upon the whole case and on any point which may be specified as a ground of appeal.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-32-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Where it appears to the registration officer that any notices of appeal given to him are based on similar grounds, he shall inform the appropriate county court of this to enable the court (if it thinks fit) to consolidate the appeals or select a case as a test case.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-33">
<num>33</num>
<heading>
Circumstances when the power in section 10A(5)(b) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
applies
</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-33-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
Paragraphs (2) and (3) below prescribe the circumstances when section 10A(5)(b) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00021" class="footnote" marker="21"/>
applies.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-33-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Where the registration officer—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-33-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>has received an application under regulation 26 above which includes a statement to which paragraph (1)(c) of that regulation refers;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-33-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>has received a notice under regulation 37 below;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-33-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>
has been given information by the elector that he has ceased to reside at the address in question or to satisfy the conditions for registration in section 4 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00022" class="footnote" marker="22"/>
;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-33-2-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>
has obtained evidence in pursuance of regulation 35 below which shows that the elector has ceased to reside at the address in question or to satisfy the conditions for registration in section 4 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
; or
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-33-2-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>has been notified by a relative or executor of the elector or by the registrar of births and deaths that the elector has died.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-33-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Where—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-33-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>the registration officer has required any person duly entered in a register in respect of an address to give him information, or to make a declaration under regulation 24 above, for the purpose of enabling the officer to determine whether—</p>
</intro>
<clause eId="regulation-33-3-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>that person remains resident at that address, or</p>
</content>
</clause>
<clause eId="regulation-33-3-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>
otherwise satisfies the conditions for registration set out in section 4 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
, and
</p>
</content>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-33-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the person has not within the period of one month from the date of the requisition complied with it in a manner which the officer considers satisfactory (or at all).</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-33-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>Nothing in this regulation applies to a person registered in pursuance of—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-33-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
an application made by virtue of section 7(2) or 7A(2) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00023" class="footnote" marker="23"/>
; or
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-33-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a declaration of local connection, a service declaration or an overseas elector’s declaration.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-33-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>In this regulation—</p>
<blockList class="unordered">
<item>
<p>“elector” means a person who is duly entered in a register in respect of an address; and</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>“relative” means a husband, wife, parent, grandparent, brother, sister, child or grandchild.</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-34">
<num>34</num>
<heading>Retaining entries in register</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-34-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
This regulation sets out the circumstances when a registration officer’s duty to remove a person’s entry from the register of parliamentary or local government electors under section 10A(6) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00024" class="footnote" marker="24"/>
does not apply.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-34-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Those circumstances are that—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-34-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>
on the conclusion of a canvass under section 10 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00025" class="footnote" marker="25"/>
the registration officer is unable to satisfy himself that a person duly entered in a register in respect of any address was, on the 15th October in question, resident at that address because—
</p>
</intro>
<clause eId="regulation-34-2-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the form mentioned in section 10(4) of that Act was not returned in respect of that address, or</p>
</content>
</clause>
<clause eId="regulation-34-2-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>for any other reason, insufficient information was obtained as to whether that person was resident at that address on that date;</p>
</content>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-34-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the registration officer has no information which suggests that that person is no longer so resident; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-34-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>that person was registered at that address otherwise than in the circumstances set out in regulation 33(4) above.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-34-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
Where the circumstances set out in this regulation apply, the registration officer is authorised to retain the entry of the person concerned in such a register for the period expiring with the publication of a revised version of the register under section 13(1) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00026" class="footnote" marker="26"/>
in the year next following that in which the canvass referred to in paragraph (2)(a) above was conducted.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-35">
<num>35</num>
<heading>Registration officer’s right to inspect certain records</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-35-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>A registration officer is authorised to inspect, for the purpose of his registration duties, records kept (in whatever form) by—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-35-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>an authority listed in paragraph (2) below, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-35-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>any person providing services to, or authorised to exercise any function of, any such authority.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-35-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Those authorities are—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-35-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the council by which he was appointed; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-35-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>any registrar of births and deaths.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-35-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>A registration officer is authorised to make copies of information contained in such records.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-36">
<num>36</num>
<heading>Notices in connection with registration</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-36-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>
A notice under section 13(3) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00027" class="footnote" marker="27"/>
must be published—
</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-36-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>not less than 14 days before the publication of the revised version of the register to which it relates;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-36-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in a newspaper circulating in the area for which the registration officer acts, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-36-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>by posting a copy of it at his office and in some conspicuous place or places in that area.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-36-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>A notice under section 13A(2) or 13B(3) of that Act must be issued by—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-36-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>posting a copy of it at the registration officer’s office or in some conspicuous place or places in the area for which he acts, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-36-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>except in a case falling within regulation 33(2)(e) above, sending a copy of it to any person affected by its contents.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-37">
<num>37</num>
<heading>Notice by registration officer of a change of address</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-37-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>This regulation applies where a registration officer receives an application for registration which includes a statement given in accordance with regulation 26(1)(c) above.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-37-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Where the address given in the statement received by the registration officer (“the new registration officer”) is in an area for which another registration officer (“the former registration officer”) acts, the new registration officer shall as soon as practicable notify the former registration officer that the applicant no longer resides in his area.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="crossheading-the-register">
<heading>The register</heading>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-38">
<num>38</num>
<heading>Separate part of a register for each parliamentary polling district</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-38-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The register shall be framed in separate parts for each parliamentary polling district.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-38-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Where a parliamentary polling district is contained in more than one electoral area, there shall be a separate part of the register for each part of the polling district contained in each electoral area.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-39">
<num>39</num>
<heading>Different letter for each parliamentary polling district</heading>
<content>
<p>There shall be a different letter or letters in the register for each parliamentary polling district and such letter or letters shall be deemed to form part of an elector’s number in the register.</p>
</content>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-40">
<num>40</num>
<heading>Qualifying addresses which are not included in the register</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-40-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>
Section 9(2)(b) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00028" class="footnote" marker="28"/>
(which requires each register of parliamentary or local government electors to contain the qualifying addresses of the persons registered in it) does not apply—
</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-40-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>to an address to which paragraph (2) or (3) below applies, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-40-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
which is specified in an overseas elector’s declaration in accordance with section 2(4)(b) or (c)(ii) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00029" class="footnote" marker="29"/>
.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-40-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>This paragraph applies to an address where it appears to the registration officer that—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-40-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a service voter in his service declaration, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-40-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a person who has made a declaration of local connection,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<hcontainer name="wrapper">
<content>
<p>has given that address in such a declaration as an address—</p>
</content>
</hcontainer>
<clause eId="regulation-40-2-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>at which he has resided, but</p>
</content>
</clause>
<clause eId="regulation-40-2-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>which is not an address at which he is or would be residing but for the circumstances entitling him to make such a declaration.</p>
</content>
</clause>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-40-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
This paragraph applies to an address given in a declaration of local connection in accordance with section 7B(4)(b) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00030" class="footnote" marker="30"/>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-41">
<num>41</num>
<heading>Order of names</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-41-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) below, the names and addresses of each separate part of the register shall be arranged in street order.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-41-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>If the registration officer determines for any part of the register that street order is not reasonably practicable, the names and addresses shall be arranged in alphabetical order or partly in street order and partly in alphabetical order.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-41-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>The name of any person whose qualifying address is not contained in a register by virtue of regulation 40 above shall be grouped together in alphabetical order—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-41-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>at the end of that part of the register to which the address relates;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-41-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>beneath the heading “Other electors”, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-41-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>without giving that address.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-42">
<num>42</num>
<heading>Marking of names</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-42-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Paragraphs (3) to (7) below specify the marks to appear against a person’s name in the register to indicate that he is registered in one or more of the four registers (those of: parliamentary electors; local government electors; relevant citizens of the Union registered as European Parliamentary electors, and peers overseas registered as European Parliamentary overseas electors) which are required to be combined.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-42-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Where no mark appears against a person’s name in the register of electors, this indicates that he is registered in the registers of parliamentary and local government electors.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-42-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>To indicate that a relevant citizen of the Union is registered only in the register of local government electors, the letter “G” shall be placed against his name.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-42-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>To indicate that such a citizen is registered in both that register and the register of such citizens registered as European Parliamentary electors, the letter “K” shall be placed against his name.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-42-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>To indicate that any other person is registered only in the register of local government electors, the letter “L” shall be placed against his name.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-42-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>To indicate that an overseas elector is registered only in the register of parliamentary electors, the letter “F” shall be placed against his name.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-42-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>To indicate that a European Parliamentary overseas elector is registered only in the register of such electors, the letter “E” shall be placed against his name.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-43">
<num>43</num>
<heading>Publication of register</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-43-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>
The manner in which each revised version of the register is published under section 13(1) or (3) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00031" class="footnote" marker="31"/>
shall be by the registration officer making—
</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-43-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a copy of it available at his office, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-43-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>copies of the part of the register relating to each electoral area available for inspection at a place to which the public have access, in or near that area.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-43-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The revised version of the register shall be kept published until the coming into force of the next revised version of it.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-44">
<num>44</num>
<heading>Information about register</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-44-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
As soon as practicable after the publication of a revised version of the register under section 13(1) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
, the registration officer shall supply to the Secretary of State a document setting out the information about electors which is required by paragraphs (2) to (4) below.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-44-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The document referred to in paragraph (1) above shall state the name of the constituency (and, if only part of the constituency is situated in the area for which the registration officer acts, that fact) and shall list the following total numbers of electors in that constituency or part thereof, namely—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-44-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>parliamentary electors (including those referred to in sub-paragraph (d) below);</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-44-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>local government electors (including those referred to in sub-paragraph (d) below);</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-44-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>those local government electors who are ineligible to vote at parliamentary elections; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-44-2-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>
those registered in pursuance of section 4(5) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00032" class="footnote" marker="32"/>
.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-44-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>The document referred to in paragraph (1) above shall set out separately as respects those electors referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) and (d) of paragraph (2) above the following totals, namely—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-44-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>those registered by virtue of residence at a qualifying address;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-44-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>those registered in pursuance of a service declaration;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-44-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>those registered in pursuance of an overseas elector’s declaration; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-44-3-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>those registered in pursuance of a declaration of local connection.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-44-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>The document referred to in paragraph (1) above shall in respect of each relevant area in the constituency state—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-44-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>its name or number;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-44-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the letters referred to in regulation 39 above for each parliamentary polling district in each relevant area (or part thereof); and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-44-4-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>if only part of the relevant area is situated in the constituency, that fact;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<hcontainer name="wrapper">
<content>
<p>and shall list the following total numbers of electors in that area (or part thereof) namely—</p>
</content>
</hcontainer>
<clause eId="regulation-44-4-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>parliamentary electors (including those referred to in sub-paragraph (ii)) below;</p>
</content>
</clause>
<clause eId="regulation-44-4-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>
those registered by virtue of section 4(5) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
; and
</p>
</content>
</clause>
<clause eId="regulation-44-4-iii">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>those local government electors who are ineligible to vote at parliamentary elections.</p>
</content>
</clause>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-44-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>In paragraph (4) above “relevant area” means—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-44-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in England, a ward of a district, of a London borough or of the City of London, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-44-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in Wales, an electoral division of a county or county borough.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-45">
<num>45</num>
<heading>Preparation and publication of list of overseas electors</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-45-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
The registration officer shall prepare a list of the names of each person who appears to him to be entitled to be registered in pursuance of an overseas elector’s declaration (“the list of overseas electors”); and shall include in that list the address specified in that declaration in accordance with section 2(4) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
and regulation 18(1) above.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-45-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>In respect of each constituency which is wholly or partly comprised in the area for which the registration officer acts there shall be a separate part of the list of overseas electors; and the names of the persons included in each part shall be listed in alphabetical order.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-45-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
At the time when the registration officer publishes a revised version of the register under section 13(1) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
, he shall publish the list of overseas electors by making a copy of it available for inspection at his office; and the list shall be kept so published until the next revised version of the register is published under section 13(1) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-45-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>The name of a person appearing to the registration officer to be entitled to be registered in pursuance of a European Parliamentary overseas elector’s declaration (and included in the list of overseas electors by virtue of regulation 13(6) above) shall be marked with the letter “E”.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-46">
<num>46</num>
<heading>Supply of free copies of register and list of overseas electors otherwise than on request</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-46-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>The registration officer shall supply, free of charge and on publication, one copy of—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-46-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
the revised version of the register under section 13(1) and (3) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00033" class="footnote" marker="33"/>
;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-46-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>any notice under sections 13A(2) and 13B(3) of that Act; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-46-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the list of overseas electors under regulation 45 above,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>to the British Library, the Secretary of State and the Electoral Commission.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-46-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The registration officer shall supply, free of charge and on publication, one copy of—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-46-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
every revised version of the register under section 13(1) and (3) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
; and
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-46-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>every notice under sections 13A(2) and 13B(3) of that Act,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>to the persons listed in paragraph (3) below.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-46-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Those persons are—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-46-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the returning officer for a non-metropolitan county;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-46-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
the persons or officers who, under subsections (2B) and (2C) of section 35 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00034" class="footnote" marker="34"/>
are the returning officers at an election of members of the London Assembly and of the Mayor of London.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-46-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>As soon as practicable after the relevant event, the registration officer who is not the acting returning officer for a constituency wholly or partly in his registration area shall supply free of charge to that officer as many printed copies of—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-46-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
the latest revised version of the register under section 13(1) or section 13(3) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
, as the case may be;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-46-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>any notice under sections 13A(2) and 13B(3) of that Act relating to that version of the register, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-46-4-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the most recently published list of overseas electors under regulation 45 above,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>as the returning officer may reasonably require for the purposes of the forthcoming parliamentary election in his constituency.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-46-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>In paragraph (4) above—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-46-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>“relevant event” means—</p>
</intro>
<clause eId="regulation-46-5-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the announcement of Her Majesty’s intention to dissolve Parliament, or</p>
</content>
</clause>
<clause eId="regulation-46-5-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>the occurrence of a vacancy in the relevant constituency; and</p>
</content>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-46-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the duty to supply as many printed copies of the register and the list of overseas electors as the returning officer may reasonably require includes a duty to supply one copy of each in data form.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-46-6">
<num>6</num>
<intro>
<p>In paragraphs (1) and (2) above the duty to supply one copy of the register and, where relevant, of the list of overseas electors, means—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-46-6-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of the British Library, a duty to supply a printed copy of each; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-46-6-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in any other case, a duty to supply a copy of each in data form unless, prior to publication, the recipient has requested in writing a copy in printed form.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-47">
<num>47</num>
<heading>Supply of free copies of register and list of overseas electors on request</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-47-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Any supply of a register or a list of overseas electors under this regulation shall be—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-47-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>free of charge, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-47-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>on request.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-47-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Unless the request is for the supply of a printed version of the register or list of overseas electors, the copy shall be supplied in data form.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-47-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The registration officer shall supply to the Member of Parliament for a constituency one copy of so much of the register as relates to that constituency and one copy of so much of the list of overseas electors as so relates.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-47-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>The registration officer shall supply to each Member of the European Parliament for an electoral region in which that officer’s registration area is situated one copy of the register and one copy of the list of overseas electors.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-47-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>The registration officer shall supply one copy of so much of the register as relates to an electoral area to—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-47-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>every councillor for that area, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-47-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>every candidate at a local government election for that area or his election agent.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-47-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>The registration officer shall supply to a parish or community council so much of the register as relates to the area of that parish or community.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-47-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>The registration officer shall supply to a registered political party one copy of the register.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-47-8">
<num>8</num>
<intro>
<p>The registration officer shall supply one copy of so much of the register as relates to a particular constituency and one copy of so much of the list of overseas electors as so relates to—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-47-8-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>any person who satisfies the registration officer that he requires them for use in connection with his own or some other person’s prospective candidature at a parliamentary election for that constituency; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-47-8-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>each candidate at a parliamentary election for that constituency or his election agent.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-47-9">
<num>9</num>
<content>
<p>Not more than one person for the same candidature may be supplied under paragraph (8)(a) above.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-48">
<num>48</num>
<heading>Sale of register and list of overseas electors</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-48-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Subject to paragraph (4) below, the registration officer shall supply a copy or copies of the register or of the list of overseas electors to any person on payment of a fee calculated in accordance with paragraph (2) or (3) below.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-48-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>In the case of the register—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-48-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in data form, the fee shall be at the rate of £20 plus £1.50 for each 1,000 entries (or remaining part of 1,000 entries) in it; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-48-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in printed form, the fee shall be at the rate of £10 plus £5 for each 1,000 entries (or remaining part of 1,000 entries) in it.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-48-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>In the case of the list of overseas electors—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-48-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in data form, the fee shall be at the rate of £20 plus £1.50 for each 100 entries (or remaining part of 100 entries) in it; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-48-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in printed form, the fee shall be at the rate of £10 plus £5 for each 100 entries (or remaining part of 100 entries) in it.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-48-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>The registration officer shall not supply a printed copy of the register under this regulation if to do so would result in his having insufficient copies of it for the purposes of any requirement made by or under any enactment.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-49">
<num>49</num>
<heading>Supply of register and list of overseas electors in data form</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-49-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
Subject to any direction of the Secretary of State under section 52(1) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00035" class="footnote" marker="35"/>
, any duty on the registration officer to supply data under regulations 46 to 48 above imposes only a duty to supply such data recorded in the form in which he holds it.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-49-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The registration officer shall not supply data which includes information not included in the printed version of the register otherwise than under regulation 46(4).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
</hcontainer>
<part eId="part-IV">
<num>PART IV</num>
<heading>ABSENT VOTERS</heading>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-50">
<num>50</num>
<heading>Interpretation of Part IV</heading>
<content>
<p>In this Part of these Regulations—</p>
<blockList class="unordered">
<item>
<p>
“Schedule 4” means Schedule 4 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
; and
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>“allotted polling station” has the meaning set out in regulation 53(7) below.</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</content>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-51">
<num>51</num>
<heading>General requirements for applications for an absent vote</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-51-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>An application under Schedule 4 must comply with the requirements of this regulation and such further requirements in this Part of these Regulations as are relevant to the application.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-51-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The application must state—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-51-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the full name of the applicant;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-51-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the address in respect of which the applicant is or will be registered in the register except in the case of an application under paragraph 7(4) or (7) of Schedule 4;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-51-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of such an application, the proxy’s address, together with the name of the elector for whom he will act as proxy and the elector’s address for the purposes of sub-paragraph (b) above;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-51-2-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of a person applying to vote by post, the address to which the ballot paper should be sent, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-51-2-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of an application to vote by proxy, the grounds on which the elector claims to be entitled to an absent vote.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-51-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The application shall be made in writing and be signed and dated by the applicant.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-51-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>An application under Schedule 4 which is made for an indefinite period or the period specified in the application must state-</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-51-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>that it is so made, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-51-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>whether it is made for parliamentary elections, local government elections or both.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-51-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>An application under Schedule 4 which is made for a particular parliamentary or local government election must-</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-51-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>state that it is so made, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-51-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>identify the election in question,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>but, where the poll at one election falls on the same day as the poll at another election, the same application may be used for both elections.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-51-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>Where an application is made to vote by proxy, it shall include an application for the appointment of a proxy which meets the requirements of regulation 52 below.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-52">
<num>52</num>
<heading>Additional requirements for applications for the appointment of a proxy</heading>
<intro>
<p>An application for the appointment of a proxy under paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 4 shall state the full name and address of the person whom the applicant wishes to appoint as his proxy, together with his family relationship, if any, with the applicant, and-</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-52-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>if it is signed only by the applicant, shall contain a statement by him that he has consulted the person so named and that that person is capable of being and willing to be appointed to vote as his proxy, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-52-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>if it is also signed by the person to be appointed, shall contain a statement by that person that he is capable of being and willing to be appointed to vote as the applicant’s proxy.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-53">
<num>53</num>
<heading>Additional requirements for applications for a proxy vote for a definite or indefinite period on grounds of physical incapacity or blindness</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-53-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>An application to vote by proxy for a definite or indefinite period under paragraph 3(3)(b) of Schedule 4 shall specify the physical incapacity by reason of which it is made.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-53-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Subject to paragraph (3) below, such an application shall be attested and signed by-</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-53-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a registered medical practitioner;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-53-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
a registered nurse within the meaning of section 7(7) of the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1997
<noteRef href="#f00036" class="footnote" marker="36"/>
;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-53-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>a Christian Science practitioner;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-53-2-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>
the person registered under the Registered Homes Act 1984
<noteRef href="#f00037" class="footnote" marker="37"/>
as carrying on a residential care home within the meaning of section 1 of that Act, where the applicant states that he is resident in such a home;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-53-2-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>
the matron or other person in charge of residential accommodation provided by a local authority under section 21(1) of the National Assistance Act 1948
<noteRef href="#f00038" class="footnote" marker="38"/>
, where the applicant states that he is resident in such accommodation; or
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-53-2-f">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>the warden of premises forming one of a group of premises provided for persons of pensionable age or physically disabled persons for which there is a resident warden, where the applicant states that he resides in such premises.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-53-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>A person who qualifies by virtue of sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of paragraph (2) above may not attest an application for this purpose unless he is treating the applicant for the physical incapacity specified in the application or the applicant is receiving care from him in respect of that incapacity.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-53-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>The person attesting the application shall state—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-53-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>his name and address and the qualification by virtue of which he attests the application, and where the person who attests the application is a person referred to in paragraph (3) above, that he is treating the applicant for the physical incapacity specified in the application or the applicant is receiving care from him in respect of that incapacity;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-53-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>that, to the best of his knowledge and belief, the applicant is suffering from the physical incapacity specified in the application and that he cannot reasonably be expected to go in person to his allotted polling station or to vote unaided there by reason of that incapacity; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-53-4-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>that, to the best of his knowledge and belief, the physical incapacity specified in the application is likely to continue either indefinitely or for a period specified by the person attesting the application.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-53-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>Paragraphs (2) to (4) above shall not apply where—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-53-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the application is based on the applicant’s blindness and the applicant is registered as a blind person by the local authority which is specified in the application under section 29(4)(g) of the National Assistance Act 1948; or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-53-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
the application states that the applicant is in receipt of the higher rate of the mobility component of a disability living allowance (payable under section 73 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992
<noteRef href="#f00039" class="footnote" marker="39"/>
) because of the physical incapacity specified in the application.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-53-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>The fact that an applicant is registered with a local authority under section 29(4)(g) of the National Assistance Act 1948 shall be deemed sufficient evidence that he is eligible to vote by proxy on the grounds set out in paragraph 3(3)(b) of Schedule 4.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-53-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>In this regulation and in regulations 54 and 55 below, “his allotted polling station”, in relation to an elector means the polling station allotted or likely to be allotted to him under the appropriate rules (as defined in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-54">
<num>54</num>
<heading>Additional requirements for applications for a proxy vote for a definite or indefinite period based on occupation, service, employment or attendance on a course</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-54-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>An application to vote by proxy for a definite or indefinite period under paragraph 3(3)(c) of Schedule 4 shall state—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-54-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>whether the occupation, service or employment in respect of which it is made is that of the applicant or his spouse or, as the case may be, it is the applicant or his spouse who is attending the course provided by an educational institution in respect of which the application is made;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-54-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the nature of the occupation, service or employment or course provided by an educational institution giving rise to the application;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-54-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>where the person in respect of whose occupation, service or employment it is made (in this regulation referred to as “the employed person”) is self employed, that fact; and in any other case the name of that person’s employer;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-54-1-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>the reason, relevant to the general nature of the employment, service or occupation in question or the course provided by an educational institution, why the applicant cannot reasonably be expected to go in person to his allotted polling station.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-54-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Such an application shall be attested and signed—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-54-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<intro>
<p>where the person is self-employed, by a person who—</p>
</intro>
<clause eId="regulation-54-2-a-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>is aged 18 years or over;</p>
</content>
</clause>
<clause eId="regulation-54-2-a-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>knows the self-employed person; and</p>
</content>
</clause>
<clause eId="regulation-54-2-a-iii">
<num>iii</num>
<content>
<p>is not related to him;</p>
</content>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-54-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>by the employer of the employed person or by another employee to whom this function is delegated by the employer; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-54-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of a course provided by an educational institution, by the director or tutor of that course or by the principal or head of that institution or an employee to whom this function is delegated by the head or principal.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-54-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>The person attesting an application made under paragraph (2) above shall—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-54-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>where the applicant is the employed person or the person attending the course, certify that the statements required by sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) of paragraph (1) above to be included in the application are true; or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-54-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>where the applicant is the spouse of the employed person or the person attending the course, certify that the statements included in the application in accordance with the requirements of sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) of paragraph (1) above are true.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-54-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>The person attesting an application under paragraph (2) above shall also state—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-54-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>his name and address, that he is aged 18 years or over, that he knows the employed person, self-employed person or person attending a course provided by an educational institution but is not related to him; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-54-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>if he is attesting as or on behalf of the employer of the employed person, that he is the employer or the position he holds in the employment of that employer; or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-54-4-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>if he is attesting an application made on the grounds of attendance at a course provided by an educational institution, the post he holds at that institution.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-54-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of this regulation, one person is related to another if he is the husband, wife, parent, grandparent, brother, sister, child or grandchild of the other.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-55">
<num>55</num>
<heading>Additional requirements for applications for a proxy vote in respect of a particular election</heading>
<content>
<p>An application under paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 4 to vote by proxy at a particular election shall set out why the applicant’s circumstances on the date of the poll for that election in respect of which it is made will be or are likely to be such that he cannot reasonably be expected to vote in person at his allotted polling station.</p>
</content>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-56">
<num>56</num>
<heading>Closing date for applications</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-56-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>An application under paragraph 3(6) or (7) of Schedule 4 shall be disregarded for the purposes of a particular parliamentary or local government election and an application under paragraph 4(3) of Schedule 4 shall be refused if it is received by the registration officer after 5 p.m. on the eleventh day before the date of the poll at that election.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-56-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>An application under paragraph 3(1) or (2), or 6(7) or 7(4) of Schedule 4 shall be disregarded for the purposes of a particular parliamentary or local government election if it is received by the registration officer after 5 p.m. on the sixth day before the date of the poll at that election.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-56-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>An application under paragraph 4(1) or (2) or 6(8) of Schedule 4 shall be refused if it is received by the registration officer after 5 p.m. on the sixth day before the date of the poll at the election for which it is made.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-56-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>An application under paragraph 7(7) of Schedule 4 shall be refused if it is received by the registration officer after 5 p.m. on the eleventh day before the date of the poll at the election for which it is made.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-56-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>An application under—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-56-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>paragraph 3(5)(a) of Schedule 4 by an elector to be removed from the record kept under paragraph 3(4) of that Schedule, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-56-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>paragraph 7(9)(a) of Schedule 4 by a proxy to be removed from the record kept under paragraph 7(6) of that Schedule,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<hcontainer name="wrapper">
<content>
<p>and a notice under paragraph 6(10) of that Schedule by an elector cancelling a proxy’s appointment shall be disregarded for the purposes of a particular parliamentary or local government election if it is received by the registration officer after—</p>
</content>
</hcontainer>
<clause eId="regulation-56-5-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>5 p.m. on the eleventh day before the date of the poll at that election in the case of an application by an elector who is entitled to vote by post to be removed from the record kept under paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 4, and</p>
</content>
</clause>
<clause eId="regulation-56-5-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>5 p.m. on the sixth day before the date of the poll at that election in any other case.</p>
</content>
</clause>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-56-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>In computing a period of days for the purposes of this regulation, Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday or a bank holiday shall be disregarded.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-56-7">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>In paragraph (6) above “bank holiday” means—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-56-7-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
in relation to a parliamentary general election, a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971
<noteRef href="#f00040" class="footnote" marker="40"/>
in any part of the United Kingdom, and
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-56-7-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in relation to a parliamentary by-election or a local government election, a day which is a bank holiday under that Act in England and Wales;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>except that where, at a parliamentary general election, any proceedings are commenced afresh by reason of a candidate’s death, sub-paragraph (b), not (a), shall apply.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-57">
<num>57</num>
<heading>Grant or refusal of applications</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-57-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Where the registration officer grants an application to vote by post, he shall, where practicable, notify the applicant of his decision.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-57-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Where the registration officer grants an application for the appointment of a proxy, he shall confirm in writing to the elector that the proxy has been appointed, his name and address, and the duration of the appointment.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-57-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The form of proxy paper (as amended for use also in respect of European Parliamentary elections) in Form E is hereby prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 6(9) of Schedule 4.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-57-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Where the registration officer refuses an application under Schedule 4, he shall notify the applicant of his decision and of the reason for it.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-57-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>Where, under regulation 56 above, a registration officer disregards an application for the purposes of any particular parliamentary or local government election, he shall, where practicable, notify the applicant of this.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-57-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>At a parliamentary election where the registration officer is not the acting returning officer for any constituency or part of a constituency in the area for which he is the registration officer, he shall send to that officer details of any application to vote by post which he has granted as soon as practicable after doing so.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-58">
<num>58</num>
<heading>Notice of appeal</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-58-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
A person desiring to appeal under section 56(1)(b) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00041" class="footnote" marker="41"/>
against the decision of a registration officer must give notice of the appeal to the registration officer within 14 days of the receipt of the notice given under regulation 57(4) above specifying the grounds of appeal.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-58-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The registration officer shall forward any such notice to the appropriate county court in the manner directed by rules of court together in each case with a statement of the material facts which in his opinion have been established in the case, of his decision upon the whole case and on any point which may be specified as a ground of appeal.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-58-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Where it appears to the registration officer that any notices of appeal given to him are based on similar grounds, he shall inform the county court of this to enable the court (if it thinks fit) to consolidate the appeals or select a case as a test case.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-59">
<num>59</num>
<heading>Cancellation of proxy appointment</heading>
<intro>
<p>Where the appointment of a proxy is cancelled by notice given to the registration officer under paragraph 6(10) of Schedule 4 or ceases to be in force under that provision or is no longer in force under paragraph 6(11)(b) of that Schedule, the registration officer shall—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-59-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>notify the person whose appointment as proxy has been cancelled, expired, ceases to be or is no longer in force, unless the registration officer has previously been notified by that person that he no longer wishes to act as proxy, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-59-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>remove his name from the record kept under paragraph 3(4)(c) of Schedule 4.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-60">
<num>60</num>
<heading>Inquiries by registration officer</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-60-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>The registration officer may, at such times as he thinks fit, make inquiries of a person—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-60-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>who is shown as voting by proxy in the record kept under paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 4 in pursuance of an application granted on the grounds set out in paragraph 3(3)(b) and (c) of that Schedule; or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-60-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>who immediately before the date of the commencement of Schedule 4 was entitled to vote by proxy for an indefinite period at parliamentary elections, local government elections or both in pursuance of an application granted on grounds corresponding to those set out in paragraph 3(3)(b) and (c) of Schedule 4 (physical incapacity, blindness, occupation, service or employment),</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>for the purpose of determining whether there has been a material change of circumstances.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-60-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Where the grant of an application for a proxy vote for an indefinite or defined period was based on the grounds referred to in paragraph 3(3)(c) of Schedule 4 (or grounds corresponding to those grounds), the registration officer shall make the inquiries referred to not later than three years after the granting of the application or the last such inquiries, as the case may be.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-60-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The registration officer may treat the failure by a person of whom inquiries have been made to respond to such inquiries within one month of the date on which they were made as sufficient evidence of a material change in circumstances.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-61">
<num>61</num>
<heading>Records and lists kept under Schedule 4</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-61-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The registration officer shall, on request, supply free of charge a copy of the list kept under paragraphs 5 and 7(8) of Schedule 4 to each candidate or his election agent.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-61-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The registration officer shall make available for inspection at his office a copy of the records kept under paragraph 3(4) or 7(6) of Schedule 4.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-61-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>As soon as practicable after the sixth day before the day of the poll (calculated in accordance with regulation 56 above) the registration officer shall—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-61-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>publish the lists kept under paragraphs 5 and 7(8) of Schedule 4 by making a copy of them available for inspection at his office; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-61-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>at a parliamentary election if he is not the acting returning officer for any constituency or part of a constituency in the area for which he is the registration officer, send to that officer a copy of those lists.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-62">
<num>62</num>
<heading>Marked register for polling stations</heading>
<content>
<p>To indicate that an elector or his proxy is entitled to vote by post and is for that reason not entitled to vote in person, the letter “A” shall be placed against the name of that elector in any copy of the register, or part of it, provided for a polling station.</p>
</content>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-63">
<num>63</num>
<heading>Certificate of employment at a parliamentary election</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-63-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
The form of certificate in Form F is hereby prescribed for the purposes of rule 32(3) of the elections rules in Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-63-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The prescribed officer of police for those purposes is one of or above the rank of inspector.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
</part>
<part eId="part-V">
<num>PART V</num>
<heading>ISSUE AND RECEIPT OF POSTAL BALLOT PAPERS</heading>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-64">
<num>64</num>
<heading>Interpretation of Part V</heading>
<content>
<p>For the purposes of this Part of these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—</p>
<blockList class="unordered">
<item>
<p>
“absent voters list” means the list kept under paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
;
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>“agent” includes the election agent and a person appointed to attend in the election agent’s place;</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>“ballot paper envelope” and “covering envelope” mean the envelopes referred to in regulation 74 below;</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
“list of postal proxies” means the list kept under paragraph 7(8) of Schedule 4 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
;
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>“postal ballot paper” means a ballot paper issued to a postal voter;</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>“postal voter” means an elector or proxy who is entitled to vote by post;</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>“postal voters' ballot box” means the ballot box referred to in regulation 81(1)(a);</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>“receptacle for ballot paper envelopes”, and other references to specified receptacles, means the receptacles referred to in regulation 81(5) below;</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>“spoilt postal ballot paper” means a ballot paper referred to in regulation 77(1) below;</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
“universal postal service provider” has the meaning given in the Postal Services Act 2000
<noteRef href="#f00042" class="footnote" marker="42"/>
to a “universal service provider”; and
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>“valid declaration of identity” means one falling within regulation 85(1) below.</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</content>
</hcontainer>
</part>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="crossheading-issue-of-postal-ballot-papers">
<heading>Issue of Postal Ballot Papers</heading>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-65">
<num>65</num>
<heading>Combination of polls</heading>
<intro>
<p>Where the polls at elections are taken together under—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-65-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
subsection (1) or (2) of section 15 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
(combination of polls at parliamentary, European Parliamentary and local government elections), or
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-65-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
subsection (3) or (3AB) of section 36 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
(combination of polls at local elections)
<noteRef href="#f00043" class="footnote" marker="43"/>
,
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>the proceedings on the issue and receipt of postal ballot papers in respect of each election may, if the returning officers concerned agree, be taken together.</p>
</wrapUp>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-66">
<num>66</num>
<heading>Form of declaration of identity</heading>
<intro>
<p>
The form of the declaration of identity for the purposes of rule 24 of the rules in Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00044" class="footnote" marker="44"/>
shall be—
</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-66-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in Form G at a parliamentary election taken alone;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-66-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in Form H at a parliamentary election where the proceedings on the issue and receipt of postal ballot papers are taken together with those proceedings at another election;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-66-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>in Form J at a parliamentary election where the poll is taken together with the poll at another election, but where the proceedings on the issue and receipt of postal ballot papers are not.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-67">
<num>67</num>
<heading>Persons entitled to be present at proceedings on issue of postal ballot papers</heading>
<content>
<p>No person may be present at the proceedings on the issue of postal ballot papers other than the returning officer and his clerks.</p>
</content>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-68">
<num>68</num>
<heading>Persons entitled to be present at proceedings on receipt of postal ballot papers</heading>
<intro>
<p>No person may be present at the proceedings on the receipt of postal ballot papers other than—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-68-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the returning officer and his clerks,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-68-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a candidate,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-68-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>an election agent or any person appointed by a candidate to attend in his election agent’s place or, at an election of parish or community councillors, any person appointed by the candidate to attend at those proceedings, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-68-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>any agents appointed under regulation 69 below.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-69">
<num>69</num>
<heading>Agents of candidates who may attend proceedings on receipt of postal ballot papers</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-69-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Each candidate may appoint one or more agents to attend the proceedings on the receipt of the postal ballot papers up to the number he may be authorised by the returning officer to appoint so, however, that the number authorised shall be the same in the case of each candidate.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-69-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Notice in writing of the appointment stating the names and addresses of the persons appointed shall be given by the candidate to the returning officer before the time fixed for the opening of the postal voters' ballot box.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-69-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Where postal ballot papers for more than one election are issued together under regulation 65 above, the returning officer to whom notice shall be given under paragraph (2) above and paragraphs (4) and (5) below is the returning officer who issues the postal ballot papers.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-69-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>If an agent dies or becomes incapable of acting, the candidate may appoint another agent in his place and shall forthwith give to the returning officer notice in writing of the name and address of the agent appointed.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-69-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>Agents may be appointed and notice of appointment given to the returning officer by the candidate’s election agent instead of by the candidate.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-69-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>In this Part of these Regulations references to agents shall be taken as references to agents whose appointments have been duly made and notified and, in the case of agents appointed under paragraph (1) above, who are within the number authorised by the returning officer.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-69-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>A candidate may himself do any act or thing which any agent of his, if appointed, would have been authorised to do, or may assist his agent in doing any such act or thing.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-69-8">
<num>8</num>
<content>
<p>Where in this Part of these Regulations any act or thing is required or authorised to be done in the presence of the candidates or their agents, the non-attendance of any such persons or person at the time and place appointed for the purpose shall not, if the act or thing is otherwise duly done, invalidate the act or thing done.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-70">
<num>70</num>
<heading>Notification of requirement of secrecy</heading>
<content>
<p>
The returning officer shall make such arrangements as he thinks fit to ensure that every person attending the proceedings in connection with the issue of receipt or postal ballot papers has been given a copy in writing of the provisions of subsections (4) and (6) of section 66 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00045" class="footnote" marker="45"/>
.
</p>
</content>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-71">
<num>71</num>
<heading>Time when postal ballot papers are to be issued</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-71-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>In the case of a person shown in the record kept under—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-71-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>paragraph 3(4), or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-71-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>paragraph 7(6),</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
of Schedule 4 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
(electors and proxies entitled to vote by post for an indefinite or definite period), no postal ballot paper (and declaration of identity) shall be issued until after 5 p.m. on the eleventh day before the date of the poll (computed in accordance with regulation 56(6) above).
</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-71-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>In the case of any other person, the postal ballot paper (and declaration of identity) shall be issued by the returning officer as soon as practicable after the registration officer has granted the application to vote by post.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-72">
<num>72</num>
<heading>Procedure on issue of postal ballot paper</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-72-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Each postal ballot paper issued shall be stamped with the official mark.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-72-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The number of the elector as stated in the register shall be marked on the counterfoil attached to the ballot paper.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-72-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>A mark shall be placed in the absent voters list or the list of postal proxies against the number of the elector to denote that a ballot paper has been issued to the elector or his proxy, but without showing the particular ballot paper issued.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-72-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>The number of a postal ballot paper shall be marked on the declaration of identity sent with that paper.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-72-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>Where postal ballot papers for more than one election are issued together under regulation 65 above—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-72-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>one mark shall be placed in the absent voters list or the list of postal proxies under paragraph (3) above to denote that ballot papers have been issued in respect of all those elections; except that, where ballot papers are not so issued, a different mark shall be placed in the absent voters list or list of postal proxies to identify the election in respect of which the ballot paper was issued; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-72-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the number of each ballot paper shall be marked on the declaration of identity under paragraph (4) above.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-72-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>Where the poll at one election is taken with the poll at another election (under the provisions referred to in regulation 65 above) but not the proceedings on the issue and receipt of postal ballot papers, the colour of the postal ballot paper shall also be marked on the declaration of identity sent with that paper.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-73">
<num>73</num>
<heading>Refusal to issue postal ballot paper</heading>
<content>
<p>Where a returning officer is satisfied that two or more entries in the absent voters list, or the list of postal proxies or in each of those lists relate to the same elector, he shall not issue more than one ballot paper in respect of that elector at any one election.</p>
</content>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-74">
<num>74</num>
<heading>Envelopes</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-74-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
Paragraphs (2) and (3) below prescribe the envelopes which are to be issued to a postal voter in addition to the ballot paper and declaration of identity (which are issued under rule 24 of the elections rules
<noteRef href="#f00046" class="footnote" marker="46"/>
).
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-74-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>There shall be issued an envelope for the return of the postal ballot paper or, as the case may be, ballot papers and the declaration of identity (referred to as a “covering envelope”) which shall be marked with the letter “B”.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-74-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>There shall also be issued a smaller envelope (referred to as a “ballot paper envelope”) which shall be marked with-</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-74-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the letter “A”;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-74-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the words “ballot paper envelope”, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-74-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the number of the ballot paper or, as the case may be, ballot papers.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-74-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>Where polls are taken together (under the provisions referred to in regulation 65 above) but not the proceedings on the issue and receipt of postal ballot papers—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-74-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
the envelope referred to in paragraph (2) above shall also be marked “Covering envelope for the [
<em>insert colour of ballot paper</em>
] coloured ballot paper”, and
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-74-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
on the envelope referred to in paragraph (3) above, after the words “Ballot paper envelope” there shall be added the words “for the [
<em>insert colour of ballot paper</em>
] coloured ballot paper”.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-75">
<num>75</num>
<heading>Sealing up of counterfoils and security of special lists</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-75-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>As soon as practicable after the issue of each batch of postal ballot papers, the returning officer shall make up into a packet the counterfoils of those ballot papers which have been issued and shall seal such a packet.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-75-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>As soon as practicable after the last batch of postal ballot papers have been issued, the returning officer shall make up into a packet the marked copy of the absent voters list and the list of postal proxies and shall seal such a packet.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-75-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Until the time referred to in paragraph (2) above, the returning officer shall take proper precautions for the security of the lists referred to in that paragraph.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-76">
<num>76</num>
<heading>Delivery of postal ballot papers</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-76-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>For the purposes of delivering postal ballot papers, the returning officer may use—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-76-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a universal postal service provider;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-76-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a commercial delivery firm, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-76-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>clerks appointed under rule 26(1) of the elections rules.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-76-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Where the services of a universal postal service provider or commercial delivery firm are to be used, envelopes addressed to postal voters shall be counted and delivered by the returning officer with such form of receipt to be endorsed by that provider or firm as may be arranged.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-76-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Postage shall be prepaid on envelopes addressed to the postal voters (except where paragraph (1)(c) above applies).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-76-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Return postage shall be prepaid on all covering envelopes where the address provided by the postal voter for the receipt of the postal ballot paper is within the United Kingdom.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-77">
<num>77</num>
<heading>Spoilt postal ballot papers</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-77-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>If a postal voter has inadvertently dealt with his postal ballot paper in such manner that it cannot be conveniently used as a ballot paper (referred to as “a spoilt ballot paper”) he may return (either by hand or by post) to the returning officer the spoilt ballot paper, the declaration of identity, the ballot paper envelope and the covering envelope.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-77-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Where postal ballot papers for more than one election have been issued together under regulation 65 above, the postal voter shall, if he exercises the entitlement conferred by paragraph (1) above, return all of the ballot papers so issued, whether spoilt or not.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-77-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>On receipt of the documents referred to in paragraph (1) and, where applicable paragraph (2) above, the returning officer shall issue another postal ballot paper or, as the case may be, ballot papers except where those documents are received after 5 p.m. on the day before the day of the poll.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-77-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Regulations 72 (except paragraph (3)), 74, 75 and, subject to paragraph (7) below, 76 above shall apply to the issue of a replacement postal ballot paper under paragraph (3) above.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-77-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>The spoilt postal ballot paper, and any other postal ballot paper issued with it, the declaration of identity and the ballot paper envelope shall be immediately cancelled.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-77-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>The returning officer, as soon as practicable after cancelling those documents, shall make up those documents in a separate packet and shall seal the packet; and if on any subsequent occasion documents are cancelled as mentioned above, the sealed packet shall be opened and the additional cancelled documents included in it and the packet shall be again made up and sealed.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-77-7">
<num>7</num>
<content>
<p>Where a postal voter applies in person, the returning officer may hand a replacement postal ballot paper to him instead of delivering it in accordance with regulation 76 above.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-77-8">
<num>8</num>
<intro>
<p>The returning officer shall enter in a list kept for the purpose (“the list of spoilt postal ballot papers”)—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-77-8-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the name and number of the elector as stated in the register;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-77-8-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the number of the postal ballot paper (or papers) issued under this regulation; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-77-8-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>where the postal voter whose ballot paper is spoilt is a proxy, his name and address.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-78">
<num>78</num>
<heading>Lost postal ballot papers</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-78-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Where a postal voter has not received his postal ballot paper by the fourth day before the day of the poll, he may apply (whether or not in person) to the returning officer for a replacement ballot paper.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-78-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Such an application shall include evidence of the voter’s identity.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-78-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Where the application is received by the returning officer before 5 p.m. on the day before the day of the poll and the returning officer—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-78-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>is satisfied as to the voter’s identity, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-78-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>has no reason to doubt that the postal voter did not receive the original postal ballot paper,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>he shall issue another postal ballot paper or, as the case may be, postal ballot papers.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-78-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>The returning officer shall enter in a list kept for the purpose (“the list of lost postal ballot papers”)—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-78-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the name and number of the elector as stated in the register;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-78-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the number of the postal ballot paper issued under this regulation; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-78-4-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>where the postal voter whose ballot paper is lost is a proxy, his name and address.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-78-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>Regulations 72 (except paragraph (3)), 74, 75 and, subject to paragraph (6) below, 76 above shall apply to the issue of a replacement postal ballot paper under paragraph (3) above.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-78-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>Where a postal ballot voter applies in person, the returning officer may hand a replacement ballot paper to him instead of delivering it in accordance with regulation 76 above.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="crossheading" eId="crossheading-receipt-pf-postal-ballot-papers">
<heading>Receipt pf Postal Ballot Papers</heading>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-79">
<num>79</num>
<heading>Alternative means of returning postal ballot paper or declaration of identity</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-79-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
For the purposes of rule 45(1B) of the rules in Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00047" class="footnote" marker="47"/>
the manner in which a postal ballot paper or declaration of identity may be returned to a polling station is by hand.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-79-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>For these purposes, the manner in which such a paper or declaration may be returned to the returning officer is by post or by hand.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-79-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The presiding officer of the polling station shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, any postal ballot paper or declaration of identity returned to that station to the returning officer in the same manner and at the same time as he delivers, or causes to be delivered, the packets referred to in rule 43(1) of the elections rules.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-80">
<num>80</num>
<heading>Notice of opening of postal ballot paper envelopes</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-80-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The returning officer shall give to each candidate not less than 48 hours' notice in writing of each occasion on which a postal voters' ballot box and the envelopes contained in it is to be opened.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-80-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Such a notice shall specify—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-80-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the time and place at which such an opening is to take place, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-80-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the number of agents a candidate may appoint under regulation 69(1) above to attend each opening.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-81">
<num>81</num>
<heading>Postal ballot boxes and receptacles</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-81-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>The returning officer shall provide a separate ballot box for the reception of—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-81-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the covering envelopes when returned by the postal voters (“postal voters' ballot box”), and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-81-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>postal ballot papers (“postal ballot box”).</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-81-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Each such ballot box shall be marked “postal voters' ballot box” or “postal ballot box”, as the case may be, and with the name of the constituency or electoral area (or areas) for which the election (or elections) is held.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-81-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The postal ballot box shall be shown to the agents present on the occasion of opening the first postal voters' ballot box as being empty.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-81-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>The returning officer shall then lock the ballot box and apply his seal in such manner as to prevent its being opened without breaking the seal; any of the agents present who wish to add their seals may then do likewise.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-81-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>The returning officer shall provide the following receptacles—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-81-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the receptacle for rejected votes;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-81-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the receptacle for declarations of identity;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-81-5-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the receptacle for ballot paper envelopes; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-81-5-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>the receptacle for rejected ballot paper envelopes.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-81-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>The returning officer shall take proper precautions for the safe custody of every ballot box and receptacle referred to in this regulation.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-82">
<num>82</num>
<heading>Receipt of covering envelope</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-82-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The returning officer shall, immediately on receipt (whether by hand or by post) of a covering envelope (or an envelope which is stated to include a postal vote) before the close of the poll, place it unopened in a postal voters' ballot box.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-82-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>Where an envelope, other than a covering envelope issued by the returning officer—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-82-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>has been opened, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-82-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>contains a ballot paper envelope, declaration of identity or ballot paper,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>the first-mentioned envelope, together with its contents, shall be placed in a postal voters' ballot box.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-83">
<num>83</num>
<heading>Opening of postal voters' ballot box</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-83-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Each postal voters' ballot box shall be opened by the returning officer in the presence of the agents.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-83-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>So long as the returning officer ensures that there is at least one sealed postal voters' ballot box for the reception of covering envelopes up to the time of the close of the poll, the other postal voters' ballot boxes may previously be opened by him.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-83-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The last postal voters' ballot box and the postal ballot box shall be opened at the counting of the votes under rule 45 of the elections rules.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-84">
<num>84</num>
<heading>Opening of covering envelopes</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-84-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>When a postal voters' ballot box is opened, the returning officer shall count and record the number of covering envelopes, and shall then open each covering envelope (including any envelope described in regulation 82(2) above) separately.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-84-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The procedure in regulation 85 below applies where a covering envelope (including an envelope to which regulation 82(2) above applies) contains both—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-84-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a declaration of identity; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-84-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a ballot paper envelope, or if there is no ballot paper envelope, a ballot paper (or ballot papers).</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-84-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Where the covering envelope does not contain the declaration of identity separately, the returning officer shall open the ballot paper envelope to ascertain whether the declaration of identity is inside.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-84-4">
<num>4</num>
<intro>
<p>Where a covering envelope does not contain both—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-84-4-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a declaration of identity (whether separately or not), and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-84-4-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a ballot paper envelope or, if there is no ballot paper envelope, a ballot paper (or ballot papers),</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>the returning officer shall mark the covering envelope “provisionally rejected”, attach its contents (if any) and place it in the receptacle for rejected votes.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-85">
<num>85</num>
<heading>Procedure in relation to declarations of identity</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-85-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The returning officer shall satisfy himself that the declaration of identity has been duly signed by the voter and authenticated by a witness who has signed the declaration and given his name and address (referred to as a “valid declaration of identity”).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-85-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Where the returning officer is not so satisfied, he shall mark the declaration “rejected”, attach to it the ballot paper envelope, or if there is no such envelope, the ballot paper (or ballot papers), and, subject to paragraph (3) below, place it in the receptacle for rejected votes.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-85-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Before placing the declaration in the receptacle for rejected votes, the returning officer shall show it to the agents and, if any of them object to his decision, he shall add the words “rejection objected to”.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-85-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>The returning officer shall then examine the number (or numbers) on the declaration of identity against the number (or numbers) on the ballot paper envelope and, where they are the same, he shall place the declaration and the ballot paper envelope respectively in the receptacle for declarations of identity and the receptacle for ballot paper envelopes.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-85-5">
<num>5</num>
<intro>
<p>Where there is a valid declaration of identity but no ballot paper envelope, or where the envelope has been opened under regulation 84(3) above, he shall place—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-85-5-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in the postal ballot box, any ballot paper the number on which is the same as the number (or one of the numbers) on the declaration of identity;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-85-5-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in the receptacle for rejected votes, any other ballot paper, to which shall be attached the declaration of identity marked “provisionally rejected”; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-85-5-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>in the receptacle for declarations of identity, any declaration of identity not disposed of under sub-paragraph (b) above.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-85-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>Where the number (or numbers) on a valid declaration of identity is not the same as the number (or numbers) on the ballot paper envelope or where that envelope has no number on it (or only one number where the declaration of identity has more than one), the returning officer shall open the envelope.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-85-7">
<num>7</num>
<intro>
<p>Where an envelope has been opened under regulation 84(3) above or paragraph (6) above, the returning officer shall—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-85-7-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>place in the postal ballot box any ballot paper the number on which is the same as the number (or one of the numbers) on the valid declaration of identity;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-85-7-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>place in the receptacle for rejected votes any other ballot paper, to which shall be attached the declaration of identity marked “provisionally rejected”;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-85-7-c">
<num>c</num>
<intro>
<p>place in the receptacle for rejected votes any declaration of identity marked “provisionally rejected” in respect of a ballot paper envelope—</p>
</intro>
<clause eId="regulation-85-7-c-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>which does not contain a ballot paper; or</p>
</content>
</clause>
<clause eId="regulation-85-7-c-ii">
<num>ii</num>
<content>
<p>which does not contain a sufficient number of ballot papers if more than one number appears on the declaration,</p>
</content>
</clause>
<wrapUp>
<p>and shall indicate the missing ballot paper, where that is the case; and</p>
</wrapUp>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-85-7-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>place in the receptacle for declarations of identity, any such declaration not disposed of under sub-paragraph (b) or (c) above.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-86">
<num>86</num>
<heading>Opening of ballot paper envelopes</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-86-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The returning officer shall open separately each ballot paper envelope placed in the receptacle for ballot paper envelopes.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-86-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>He shall place—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-86-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>in the postal ballot box, any ballot paper the number on which is the same as the number (or one of the numbers) on the ballot paper envelope;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-86-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>in the receptacle for rejected votes, any other ballot paper which shall be marked “provisionally rejected” and to which shall be attached the ballot paper envelope; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-86-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>in the receptacle for rejected ballot paper envelopes, any ballot paper envelope which shall be marked “provisionally rejected” because it does not contain either a ballot paper or, where more than one number appears on the ballot paper envelope, a sufficient number of ballot papers (and indicating, in such a case, the missing ballot paper).</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-87">
<num>87</num>
<heading>Lists of rejected postal ballot papers</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-87-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>In respect of any election, the returning officer shall keep two separate lists of rejected postal ballot papers.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-87-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>In the first list, he shall record the ballot paper number of any postal ballot paper for which no valid declaration of identity was received with it.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-87-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>In the second list, he shall record the ballot paper number of any postal ballot paper which is entered on a valid declaration of identity where that ballot paper is not received with the declaration of identity.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-88">
<num>88</num>
<heading>Checking of lists kept under regulation 87</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-88-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Where the returning officer receives a valid declaration of identity without the postal ballot paper (or papers or, as the case may be, all of the papers) to which it relates, he may, at any time prior to the close of the poll, check the list kept under regulation 87(2) above to see whether the number (or numbers) of a postal ballot paper to which the declaration relates is entered in that list.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-88-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Where the returning officer receives a postal ballot paper without the declaration of identity to which it relates, he may, at any time prior to the close of the poll, check the list kept under regulation 87(3) above to see whether the number of that ballot paper is entered in that list.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-88-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The returning officer shall conduct the checks required by paragraphs (1) and (2) above as soon as practicable after the receipt of packets from every polling station in the constituency or, as the case may be, electoral area under rule 43(1) of the elections rules.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-88-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Where the ballot paper number in the list matches that number on a valid declaration of identity or, as the case may be, the postal ballot paper, the returning officer shall retrieve that declaration or paper.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-88-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>The returning officer shall then take the appropriate steps under this Part of these Regulations as though any document earlier marked “provisionally rejected” had not been so marked and shall amend the document accordingly.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-89">
<num>89</num>
<heading>Sealing of receptacles</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-89-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>As soon as practicable after the completion of the procedure under regulation 88(3) and (4) above, the returning officer shall make up into separate packets the contents of-</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-89-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the receptacle of rejected votes,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-89-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the receptacle of declarations of identity,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-89-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the receptacle of rejected ballot paper envelopes, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-89-1-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>the lists of spoilt and lost postal ballot papers,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>and shall seal up such packets.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-89-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Any document in those packets marked “provisionally rejected” shall be deemed to be marked “rejected”.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-90">
<num>90</num>
<heading>Abandoned poll</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-90-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Where a poll is abandoned or countermanded after postal ballot papers have been issued, by reason of the death of a candidate, the returning officer—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-90-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>shall not take any step or further step to open covering envelopes or deal with the contents in accordance with the provisions of this Part of these Regulations; and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-90-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>shall, notwithstanding regulations 84 to 86 above, treat all unopened covering envelopes and the contents of those that have been opened as if they were counted ballot papers.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-90-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Paragraph (1) above shall not apply where postal ballot papers for more than one election have been issued together under regulation 65 above.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="regulation" eId="regulation-91">
<num>91</num>
<heading>Forwarding of documents</heading>
<paragraph eId="regulation-91-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>The returning officer shall forward, in the case of a parliamentary election to the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery and, in the case of a local government election, to the officer determined in accordance with paragraph (2) below, at the same time as he forwards the documents mentioned in rule 55 of the elections rules—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-91-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>any packets referred to in regulations 75, 77(6) and 89 above, subject to regulation 90 above, endorsing on each packet a description of its contents, the date of the election to which it relates and the name of the constituency or electoral area (or areas) for which the election (or elections) was held, and</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-91-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>at a parliamentary election, a completed statement in Form K of the number of postal ballot papers issued.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-91-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>In the case of a local government election, the documents to be forwarded under paragraph (1) above shall be forwarded to the proper officer of the local authority for which the election was held except that, in the case of a parish or community council election, the documents shall be forwarded to the proper office of the council of the district in England or county or county borough in Wales, in which the parish or community is situated.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-91-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Where—</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-91-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>any covering envelopes are received by the returning officer after the close of the poll (apart from those delivered in accordance with the provisions of regulation 79(3) above);</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-91-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>any envelopes addressed to postal voters are returned as undelivered too late to be readdressed, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="regulation-91-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>any spoilt postal ballot papers are returned too late to enable other postal ballot papers to be issued,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>the returning officer shall put them unopened in a separate packet, seal up such packet and endorse and forward it at a subsequent date in the manner described in paragraph (1) above.</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-91-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Rules 56 and 57 of the elections rules shall apply to any packet or document forwarded under this regulation.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="regulation-91-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>A copy of the statement referred to in paragraph (1)(b) above shall be provided by the returning officer to the Secretary of State.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="signatures">
<content>
<block name="signature">
<signature>
<person refersTo="#ref-d5e5953">Mike O'Brien</person>
<role refersTo="#ref-d5e5955">Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State</role>
<location refersTo="#homeoffice">Home Office</location>
<date date="2001-02-09">9th February 2001</date>
</signature>
</block>
</content>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="schedules" eId="d5e5963">
<hcontainer name="schedule" eId="schedule-1">
<num>SCHEDULE 1</num>
<heading>ENABLING POWERS</heading>
<hcontainer name="wrapper" eId="d5e5971">
<intro>
<p>These Regulations are made under the following powers:</p>
</intro>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
sections 10A(7) and (9)
<noteRef href="#f00048" class="footnote" marker="48"/>
, 13A(6), 36(3C)
<noteRef href="#f00049" class="footnote" marker="49"/>
, 53
<noteRef href="#f00050" class="footnote" marker="50"/>
and 201(1) and (3)
<noteRef href="#f00051" class="footnote" marker="51"/>
of, rule 24
<noteRef href="#f00052" class="footnote" marker="52"/>
of Schedule 1 and Schedule 2
<noteRef href="#f00053" class="footnote" marker="53"/>
to, the Representation of the People Act 1983 (“the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
”);
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
sections 3(5), (6) and (7)
<noteRef href="#f00054" class="footnote" marker="54"/>
and 15(5) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (“the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
”);
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>
having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 202(1) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
, sections 4(4)
<noteRef href="#f00055" class="footnote" marker="55"/>
, 9(2)
<noteRef href="#f00056" class="footnote" marker="56"/>
, 10A(1), (3), (6) and (7), 13(3), 13A(2), 13B(3), 14(1), 16, 56(1) and (5), 75(3) and 89(1) of, rules 24, 28(3), 29(3A)
<noteRef href="#f00057" class="footnote" marker="57"/>
, 32(3) and 45(1B)
<noteRef href="#f00058" class="footnote" marker="58"/>
in Schedule 1 to, and paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 4 to, that Act;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>
having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 202(1) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
and section 27(2) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
, section 2(3) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
<noteRef href="#f00059" class="footnote" marker="59"/>
;
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>
having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 202(1) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
and paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000, the following provisions in that Schedule, namely, paragraphs 3(1)(b) and (2)(c), 4(1)(b), (2)(c) and (4)(a), 6(7) and (8) and 7(5)(c) and (7);
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-f">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>
having regard to the designation
<noteRef href="#f00060" class="footnote" marker="60"/>
of the Secretary of State for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972
<noteRef href="#f00061" class="footnote" marker="61"/>
in relation to measures relating to the rights of citizens of the Union to vote at European Parliamentary elections and local government elections in England and Wales, that section 2(2); and
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-1-paragraph-g">
<num>g</num>
<content>
<p>
paragraph 2(4)(b) of Schedule 1 to the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1978
<noteRef href="#f00062" class="footnote" marker="62"/>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</hcontainer>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="schedule" eId="schedule-2">
<num>
SCHEDULE 2
<authorialNote class="referenceNote" placement="right">
<p>Regulation 2</p>
</authorialNote>
</num>
<heading>REVOCATIONS</heading>
<content>
<tblock class="tabular">
<table>
<tr>
<th colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>1</p>
</th>
<th colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>2</p>
</th>
<th colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>3</p>
</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>Regulations revoked</p>
</th>
<th colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>References</p>
</th>
<th colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>Extent of revocation</p>
</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>The Representation of the People Regulations 1986</p>
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1986/1081">S.I. 1986/1081</ref>
</p>
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>The whole Regulations except regulations 1, 4 and 97 to 100</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>The Representation of the People (Amendment) Regulations 1990</p>
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1990/520">S.I. 1990/520</ref>
</p>
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>The whole Regulations except regulations 29 to 31</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>The Representation of the People (Amendment) Regulations 1991</p>
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1991/1198">S.I. 1991/1198</ref>
</p>
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>The whole Regulations</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>The Representation of the People (Amendment) Regulations 1992</p>
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/722">S.I. 1992/722</ref>
</p>
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>The whole Regulations</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>The European Parliamentary Elections (Changes to the Franchise and Qualification of Representatives) Regulations 1994</p>
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1994/342">S.I. 1994/342</ref>
</p>
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>Part I of the Schedule</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>The Local Government Elections (Changes to the Franchise and Qualification of Members) Regulations 1995</p>
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1995/1948">S.I. 1995/1948</ref>
</p>
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>Paragraphs 12 to 16 of Schedule 2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>The Representation of the People (Amendment) Regulations 1997</p>
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1997/880">S.I. 1997/880</ref>
</p>
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>The whole Regulations</p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</tblock>
</content>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="schedule" eId="schedule-3">
<num>SCHEDULE 3</num>
<heading>FORMS</heading>
<subheading>ARRANGEMENT OF FORMS</subheading>
<content>
<tblock class="tabular">
<table>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>Form A:</p>
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>Elector’s official poll card</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>Form B:</p>
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>Proxy’s official poll card</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>Form C:</p>
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>
Return of expenses required by section 75 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>Form D:</p>
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>
Declaration as to expenses required by section 75 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>Form E:</p>
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>Proxy paper</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>Form F:</p>
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>Certificate of employment</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>Form G:</p>
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>Declaration of identity (for use at parliamentary elections)</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>Form H:</p>
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>Declaration of identity (for use when postal ballots are combined)</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>Form J:</p>
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>Declaration of identity (for use when a parliamentary poll is combined with another poll but the postal ballots are not combined)</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>Form K:</p>
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>Statement as to postal ballot papers</p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</tblock>
<tblock class="form">
<num>
Form A:
<authorialNote class="referenceNote" placement="right">
<p>Regulation 9(2)</p>
</authorialNote>
</num>
<heading>ELECTOR'S OFFICIAL POLL CARD</heading>
<blockContainer class="figure">
<p>
<img alt="Image_r00000" src="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/341/images/uksi_20010341_en_001" width="435" height="541"/>
</p>
</blockContainer>
</tblock>
<tblock class="form">
<num>
Form B:
<authorialNote class="referenceNote" placement="right">
<p>Regulation 9(3)</p>
</authorialNote>
</num>
<heading>PROXY'S OFFICIAL POLL CARD</heading>
<blockContainer class="figure">
<p>
<img alt="Image_r00001" src="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/341/images/uksi_20010341_en_002" width="419" height="445"/>
</p>
</blockContainer>
</tblock>
<tblock class="form">
<num>
Form C:
<authorialNote class="referenceNote" placement="right">
<p>Regulation 10(1)</p>
</authorialNote>
</num>
<heading>RETURN OF EXPENSES REQUIRED BY SECTION 75 OF THE 1983 ACT</heading>
<blockContainer class="figure">
<p>
<img alt="Image_r00002" src="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/341/images/uksi_20010341_en_003" width="420" height="308"/>
</p>
</blockContainer>
</tblock>
<tblock class="form">
<num>
Form D:
<authorialNote class="referenceNote" placement="right">
<p>Regulation 10(1)</p>
</authorialNote>
</num>
<heading>DECLARATION AS TO EXPENSES REQUIRED BY SECTION 75 OF THE 1983 ACT</heading>
<blockContainer class="figure">
<p>
<img alt="Image_r00003" src="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/341/images/uksi_20010341_en_004" width="429" height="493"/>
</p>
</blockContainer>
</tblock>
<tblock class="form">
<num>
Form E:
<authorialNote class="referenceNote" placement="right">
<p>Regulation 57(3)</p>
</authorialNote>
</num>
<heading>PROXY PAPER</heading>
<blockContainer class="figure">
<p>
<img alt="Image_r00004" src="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/341/images/uksi_20010341_en_005" width="424" height="688"/>
</p>
</blockContainer>
</tblock>
<tblock class="form">
<num>
Form F:
<authorialNote class="referenceNote" placement="right">
<p>Regulation 63(1)</p>
</authorialNote>
</num>
<heading>CERTIFICATE OF EMPLOYMENT</heading>
<blockContainer class="figure">
<p>
<img alt="Image_r00005" src="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/341/images/uksi_20010341_en_006" width="422" height="342"/>
</p>
</blockContainer>
</tblock>
<tblock class="form">
<num>
Form G:
<authorialNote class="referenceNote" placement="right">
<p>Regulation 66(a)</p>
</authorialNote>
</num>
<heading>DECLARATION OF IDENTITY</heading>
<blockContainer class="figure">
<p>
<img alt="Image_r00006" src="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/341/images/uksi_20010341_en_007" width="422" height="608"/>
</p>
</blockContainer>
</tblock>
<tblock class="form">
<num>
Form H:
<authorialNote class="referenceNote" placement="right">
<p>Regulation 66(b)</p>
</authorialNote>
</num>
<heading>DECLARATION OF IDENTITY</heading>
<blockContainer class="figure">
<p>
<img alt="Image_r00007" src="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/341/images/uksi_20010341_en_008" width="424" height="620"/>
</p>
</blockContainer>
</tblock>
<tblock class="form">
<num>
Form J:
<authorialNote class="referenceNote" placement="right">
<p>Regulation 66(c)</p>
</authorialNote>
</num>
<heading>DECLARATION OF IDENTITY</heading>
<blockContainer class="figure">
<p>
<img alt="Image_r00008" src="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/341/images/uksi_20010341_en_009" width="422" height="666"/>
</p>
</blockContainer>
</tblock>
<tblock class="form">
<num>
Form K:
<authorialNote class="referenceNote" placement="right">
<p>Regulation 91(1)(b)</p>
</authorialNote>
</num>
<heading>STATEMENT AS TO POSTAL BALLOT PAPERS</heading>
<blockContainer class="figure">
<p>
<img alt="Image_r00009" src="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/341/images/uksi_20010341_en_010" width="419" height="621"/>
</p>
</blockContainer>
</tblock>
</content>
</hcontainer>
<hcontainer name="schedule" eId="schedule-4">
<num>
SCHEDULE 4
<authorialNote class="referenceNote" placement="right">
<p>Regulation 13</p>
</authorialNote>
</num>
<heading>APPLICATION WITH MODIFICATIONS OF PROVISIONS OF THE 1983 AND 1985 ACTS FOR REGISTRATION OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY OVERSEAS ELECTORS</heading>
<content>
<tblock class="tabular">
<table>
<tr>
<th colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>1</p>
</th>
<th colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>2</p>
</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>Provision applied</p>
</th>
<th colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>Modification</p>
</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" rowspan="1">
<p>PART I: THE 1983 ACT</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>
Section 4(5) (attainers)
<noteRef href="#f00063" class="footnote" marker="63"/>
</p>
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>
Section 9 (register of electors)
<noteRef href="#f00064" class="footnote" marker="64"/>
</p>
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>In subsection (1)(a) omit “for each constituency or part of a constituency”.</p>
<p>Omit subsection (2)(b).</p>
<p>Omit subsections (5) to (8).</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>
Section 13 (publication of registers)
<noteRef href="#f00065" class="footnote" marker="65"/>
</p>
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>For subsections (1) to (3) substitute:</p>
<p class="BlockAmendment">
<mod>
<quotedStructure class="unknown unknown unknown default" startQuote="" endQuote="">
<paragraph eId="d5e6370">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
Where a register under section 3 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1985 c. 50" xml:lang="">1985 Act</abbr>
is in force, a revised version of it shall be published when a revised version of the registers of parliamentary and local government electors is published under this section as it has effect for the purposes of such registers.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</quotedStructure>
</mod>
<inline name="AppendText">.</inline>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>Section 13A (alteration of registers)</p>
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>Section 13B (alteration of register: pending elections)</p>
</td>
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<p>For subsection (4) substitute:</p>
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<p>Section 50 (effect of misdescription)</p>
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<p>For paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) substitute “in the register”.</p>
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<p>
Section 52 (discharge of registration duties)
<noteRef href="#f00066" class="footnote" marker="66"/>
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<p>In subsections (1) and (4) after the word “Act” insert “and regulation 13 of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001”.</p>
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<p>
Section 54 (payment of expenses of registration)
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</p>
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<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>In subsection (1) after the word “Act” in the first place where it occurs, insert “and regulation 13 of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001”.</p>
<p>Omit subsection (3).</p>
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<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>
Section 56 (registration appeals: England and Wales)
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<p>Omit subsection (1)(b).</p>
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<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>
Section 63 (breach of official duty)
<noteRef href="#f00069" class="footnote" marker="69"/>
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<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
<p>In subsection (3)—</p>
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<p>for the words from “relating to” to the end of the subsection substitute “relating to the registration of European Parliamentary overseas electors”.</p>
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<p>
PART
<abbr class="Acronym" title="2">II</abbr>
: THE 1985 ACT
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<p>
Section 2 (registration of British citizens overseas)
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<p>In paragraph (a) of subsection (1) omit “constituency or” and in paragraph (b) after “of that” insert “part of the”.</p>
<p>In paragraph (c) of subsection (2) for the words from “parliamentary” to the end of that paragraph, substitute “local government electors”.</p>
<p>In subsection (4) for “section 1” substitute “section 3”.</p>
<p>In subsection (7) omit “constituency or”.</p>
<p>In subsection (8) for “section 1(1)(a)” substitute “section 3(1)(a)”.</p>
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<p>
In section 12 (offences as to declarations
<abbr title="Et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc</abbr>
), subsections (1), (2) and (4)
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<p>In subsection (1)(a) for the word “parliamentary” substitute “European Parliamentary”.</p>
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<intro>
<p>(This note is not part of the Regulations)</p>
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<p>
<authorialNote>
<p>
These Regulations replace the Representation of the People Regulations 1986, as amended, (“the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/1081)" xml:lang="">1986 Regulations</abbr>
”) except Part VI of those Regulations (which relates to the procedure where the polls at more than one election are taken together). These Regulations are needed in consequence of changes made by the Representation of the People Act 2000 (“the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
”).
</p>
<p>
Part I of these Regulations is based on Part I of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/1081)" xml:lang="">1986 Regulations</abbr>
(as amended). Regulation 5 of these Regulations is simpler than the equivalent provision in the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/1081)" xml:lang="">1986 Regulations</abbr>
and is intended (together with regulation 6) to facilitate the use of electronic communications. The fees in regulation 10 are increased from £1.50 as the fee for inspection and 15p as the fee for copies to £5 and 20p, respectively.
</p>
<p>
Regulation 12 of these Regulations exercises the power conferred by rule 29(3A)(b) of the parliamentary elections rules, as inserted by section 13(2) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
. This imposes on the returning officer a duty to supply to each polling station a device of a description prescribed in regulations to enable blind or partially sighted voters to vote without assistance.
</p>
<p>
Provision about the registration of relevant citizens of the Union as European Parliamentary electors which was made by regulation 14A of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/1081)" xml:lang="">1986 Regulations</abbr>
, as amended, will be included in a separate set of regulations.
</p>
<p>
Part II of these Regulations is based on Part II of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/1081)" xml:lang="">1986 Regulations</abbr>
(as amended). However, the provision in the latter in respect of patients' declarations is omitted consequent on the replacement of section 7 of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
(subsections (2) to (9) of which provided for such declarations) by the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
. This has resulted in the omission of this category of declaration.
</p>
<p>
Part III of these Regulations differs from Part III of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/1081)" xml:lang="">1986 Regulations</abbr>
because it no longer includes provision about electors lists (whether or not in the form of the draft register). This is because the changes made by Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
abolished the need for such lists consequent on the introduction of “rolling registration”. Under this system the register of electors continues in force indefinitely (although revised versions of it will be produced at least once a year). This contrasts with the previous system under which the register remained in force for one year and was compiled by reference to residence on a qualifying date.
</p>
<p>
In spite of these changes the following regulations are in substance the same as provisions in the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/1081)" xml:lang="">1986 Regulations</abbr>
(including provisions in those Regulations about amendments to the published register). These regulations are regulations 23 and 24, 26 to 32, 35 to 40 and 42 to 45. Regulation 41 (order of names) no longer includes provision about the numbering of names in the register (because that is provided for in section 9(3) and (4) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
, as substituted by Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
); it also enables the registration officer, rather than the council which appointed him, to determine when street order is not a reasonably practicable way of arranging the register.
</p>
<p>Regulation 25 extends the duty on registration officers to send out reminders to all persons registered in pursuance of a declaration and not just overseas electors; it thereby covers those who made service declarations and declarations of local connection.</p>
<p>
Under section 10A(5) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
(as substituted by Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
) a person who is duly entered in a register is entitled to remain there until the occurrence of any of the circumstances set out in that provision. Paragraph (b) of that provision enables regulations to set out circumstances for these purposes and regulation 33 exercises that power.
</p>
<p>
Amongst the circumstances set out in section 10A(5) are those where no form used for the purposes of the annual canvass (under section 10(4) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
, as substituted by Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
) has been returned in respect of someone included in the register. Regulation 34 exercises the power in section 10A(7) to enable such a name to be included in the register for the period of one year only notwithstanding the absence of a return.
</p>
<p>
Regulation 35 is a new provision which enables the registration officer to inspect the records listed in that regulation for electoral registration purposes. Regulation 36 specifies notices for the purposes of sections 13(3), 13A(2) and 13B(3) of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 1983 c. 2" xml:lang="">1983 Act</abbr>
(as substituted by Schedule 1 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
). Regulation 37 makes provision about notification where one registration officer is informed by a person who has moved into his area that he no longer resides in the area of another registration officer.
</p>
<p>Regulation 46 repeats the substance of the existing rules on the free supply of copies of the register but adds the Electoral Commission and returning officers at elections to the Greater London Authority to the list of officers to whom copies of revised version of the register (and list of overseas electors) are to be supplied free of charge on publication. Regulation 47 repeats the substance of the existing rules on the free supply of copies of the register on request but adds political parties registered under Part II of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 to the list of recipients. In the case of both regulations the copy is to be supplied in data form, subject to exceptions. Regulations 48 and 49 make fresh provision about the sale of copies of the register (and list of overseas electors).</p>
<p>
Part IV of these Regulations supplements the new rules about absent voting which are set out in Schedule 4 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
. Those rules differ from the existing rules (in sections 5 to 9 of the Representation of the People Act 1985) in that persons are entitled to apply to vote by post without the need to put forward a reason for doing so. Accordingly, the additional requirements set out in regulations 53 to 55 of these Regulations closely resemble the equivalent provisions in the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/1081)" xml:lang="">1986 Regulations</abbr>
except that they are limited to persons applying to vote by proxy.
</p>
<p>
Regulation 56 (which sets the closing dates by which applications for an absent vote must be received by the registration officer to be effective for the purposes of a particular election) differs from the equivalent provision in the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/1081)" xml:lang="">1986 Regulations</abbr>
(as amended) in that, in most cases, the closing date is now the sixth working day before the date of the poll. Regulation 57(6) enables a returning officer at a parliamentary election who is not the registration officer for a particular part of his constituency to be informed of applications which are granted before that date (when the lists referred to in regulation 61(3) are published). The remaining regulations in Part IV of these Regulations are in substance the same as the equivalent provisions in the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/1081)" xml:lang="">1986 Regulations</abbr>
.
</p>
<p>
Part V of these Regulations differs in a number of respects from Part V of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/1081)" xml:lang="">1986 Regulations</abbr>
.
</p>
<p>Regulation 71 is a new provision which is designed to ensure that, subject to special provision in paragraph (1) in respect of those entitled to vote by post for a definite or indefinite period, a postal ballot paper is issued as soon as practicable after the registration officer has granted the application. Since postal ballot papers will no longer be issued in batches, the provision about the persons entitled to attend the issue (regulation 67) has been amended to restrict the right to the returning officer and his staff.</p>
<p>Regulation 76 expands the existing provision as to the means by which postal ballot papers may be delivered to the voters. Regulation 78 is a new provision which allows postal ballot papers that have been lost in the post to be replaced.</p>
<p>
Regulations 79, 87 and 88 are consequent on rule 45(1B) of the parliamentary elections rules, as inserted by Schedule 6 to the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Act 2000 c. 2" xml:lang="">2000 Act</abbr>
. This enables a postal ballot paper and a declaration of identity to be validly returned even if they are returned separately provided that they reach the returning officer or a polling station in the constituency in the manner provided by regulations before the close of the poll. Paragraphs (1) and (2) of regulation 79 prescribe the manner of return and regulations 87 and 88 provides the means of matching up postal ballot papers and declarations of identity that have been returned separately. The remaining regulations are in substance the same as those in Part V of the
<abbr title="Representation of the People Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/1081)" xml:lang="">1986 Regulations</abbr>
.
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