I4SCHEDULE 1ENABLING POWERS

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I4

Sch. 1 in force at 16.2.2001, see reg. 1(1)

I4These Regulations are made under the following powers:

a

sections 10A(7) and (9)48, 13A(6), 36(3C)49, 5350 and 201(1) and (3)51 of, rule 2452 of Schedule 1 and Schedule 253 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983 (“the 1983 Act”);

b

sections 3(5), (6) and (7)54 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)55, 9(2)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)57, 32(3) and 45(1B)58 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 Act59;

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 designation60 of the Secretary of State for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 197261 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 197862.

I3SCHEDULE 2REVOCATIONS

Regulation 2

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I3

Sch. 2 in force at 16.2.2001, see reg. 1(1)

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

I2F2F2F4F17F11F19F1F8F10F20F6F13F16F18F15F5F12F7SCHEDULE 3FORMSARRANGEMENT OF FORMS

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I2

Sch. 3 in force at 16.2.2001, see reg. 1(1)

Amendments (Textual)

F9Form A:

Official poll card (to be sent to an elector voting in person)

F9Form A1:

Official postal poll card (to be sent to an elector voting by post)

F9Form B:

Official proxy poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person)

F9Form B1

Official proxy postal poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting by post)

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:

F14postal voting statement (for use at parliamentary elections)

Form H:

F14postal voting statement (for use when postal ballots are combined)

Form J:

F14postal voting statement (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

F3Form L1

Corresponding Number List for use at parliamentary election taken alone

F3Form L2

Corresponding Number List for use in polling station at parliamentary election taken alone

F3Form M1

Corresponding Number List for use when parliamentary election combined with a relevant election or referendum

F3Form M2

Corresponding Number List for use in polling station when parliamentary election combined with a relevant election or referendum

Form A:ELECTOR'S OFFICIAL POLL CARD

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Form A1:ELECTOR'S OFFICIAL POSTAL POLL CARD

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Form B:PROXY'S OFFICIAL POLL CARD

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Form B1:OFFICIAL PROXY POSTAL POLL CARD

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Form C:RETURN OF EXPENSES REQUIRED BY SECTION 75 OF THE 1983 ACT

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

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Form E:PROXY PAPER

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Form F:CERTIFICATE OF EMPLOYMENT

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Form G:

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Form H

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Form J:

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Form K:STATEMENT AS TO POSTAL BALLOT PAPERS

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Form L1:CORRESPONDING NUMBER LIST FOR USE AT PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION TAKEN ALONE

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Form L2:CORRESPONDING NUMBER LIST FOR USE IN POLLING STATION AT PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION TAKEN ALONE

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Form M1:CORRESPONDING NUMBER LIST FOR USE WHEN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION COMBINED WITH A RELEVANT ELECTION OR REFERENDUM

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Form M2:CORRESPONDING NUMBER LIST FOR USE IN POLLING STATION WHEN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION COMBINED WITH A RELEVANT ELECTION OR REFERENDUM

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I1SCHEDULE 4APPLICATION WITH MODIFICATIONS OF PROVISIONS OF THE 1983 AND 1985 ACTS FOR REGISTRATION OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY OVERSEAS ELECTORS

Regulation 13

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I1

Sch. 4 in force at 16.2.2001, see reg. 1(1)

Amendments (Textual)

1

2

Provision applied

Modification

PART I: THE 1983 ACT

Section 4(5) (attainers)63

Section 9 (register of electors)64

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

F22In subsection (2) omit “Subject to section 9B(3) below,”.

Omit subsection (2)(b).

Omit subsections (5) to (8).

F25Section 10A (maintenance of registers: registration of electors), subsections (1)(a), (3), (3A), (4) and (9)

F23In subsection (3) after “register in question” insert “or by a person entitled to vote as an elector at an election to the European Parliament by virtue of section 8 of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002”.

In subsection (4) for “Subsections (1) and (3) above” substitute “Subsections (1)(a) and (3) above”.

In subsection (4) omit paragraph (b).

In subsection (9) omit the definition of “resident”.

Section 13 (publication of registers)65

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)

F24In subsection (1)(b) for “by virtue of any provision of this Part of this Act” substitute “by virtue of any provision of the Representation of the People Act 1985”.

In subsection (1)(c) omit “or 58”.

In subsection (2)(b) for “sections 13B(1) and 13BA(1)” substitute “section 13B(1)”.

For subsection (3) substitute:

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Subsection (2) above does not require a registration officer to issue a notice under that subsection in a case where (apart from this subsection) that subsection would require the notice to be issued—

a

at the beginning of the month containing the date on which revised versions of the registers of parliamentary and local government electors are next due to be published in accordance with section 13(1) or (3) as it has effect for the purposes of such registers, or

b

at the beginning of either of the two months preceding that containing the date on which revised versions of the registers of parliamentary and local government electors are next due to be published in accordance with section 13(1)(a) as it has effect for the purposes of such registers,

and in such a case the alteration in question shall be made in those revised versions of the registers.

Section 13B (alteration of register: pending elections)

For subsection (4) substitute:

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This section applies to elections to the European Parliament.

F26Omit subsection (6).

Section 50 (effect of misdescription)

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

Section 52 (discharge of registration duties)66

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)67

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)68

F21In subsection (1) for paragraph (aa) substitute:

aa

from any decision under section 2(2)(aa) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 of the registration officer that a person registered in a register of parliamentary electors in pursuance of a European Parliamentary overseas elector’s declaration was not entitled to be registered.

In subsection (1) omit paragraphs (ab) and (b).

Section 63 (breach of official duty)69

In subsection (3)—

  1. a

    for paragraphs (a) to (d) substitute:

    a

    any registration officer,

  2. 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)70

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”.