PART IISERVICE AND OVERSEAS ELECTORS' DECLARATIONS
Overseas electors' declarations
Notification about registration as overseas electorI122
1
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”.