SCHEDULE 1E+WENABLING 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().
Regulation 2
SCHEDULE 2E+WREVOCATIONS
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Regulations revoked | References | Extent of revocation |
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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 3E+WFORMSARRANGEMENT 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 |
Regulation 13
SCHEDULE 4E+WAPPLICATION WITH MODIFICATIONS OF PROVISIONS OF THE 1983 AND 1985 ACTS FOR REGISTRATION OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY OVERSEAS ELECTORS
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Provision applied | Modification |
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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).
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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.”.
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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.”.
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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).
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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”.
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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)”.
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In section 12 (offences as to declarations etc), subsections (1), (2) and (4) | In subsection (1)(a) for the word “parliamentary” substitute “European Parliamentary”. |