SCHEDULE 1ENABLING POWERS

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I1Sch. 1 in force at 16.2.2001, see reg. 1(1)

These 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.

SCHEDULE 2REVOCATIONS

Regulation 2

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I2Sch. 2 in force at 16.2.2001, see reg. 1(1)

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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

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I3Sch. 3 in force at 16.2.2001, see reg. 1(1)

F1Form A:

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

F2Form A1:

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

F3Form B:

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

F4Form 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

F5Form F:

Certificate of employment

F6Form G:

Postal voting statement (for use at a parliamentary election taken alone)

F7Form H:

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

F8Form J:

Postal 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

F9Form L1

Corresponding Number List for use at parliamentary election taken alone

F9Form L2

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

F9Form M1

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

F9Form M2

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

F1Form A: Official poll card (to be sent to an elector voting in person)

Regulation 9(2)

F1Front of card

F1Back of card

F2Form A1: Official postal poll card (to be sent to an elector voting by post)F2Front of card

F2Back of card

F3Form B: Official proxy poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person)

Regulation 9(3)

F3Front of card

F3Back of card

F4Form B1: Official proxy postal poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting by post)F4Front of card

F4Back of card

Form C:

Regulation 10(1)

RETURN OF EXPENSES REQUIRED BY SECTION 75 OF THE 1983 ACT

Form D:

Regulation 10(1)

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

F10Form E:

Regulation 57(3)

PROXY PAPER

F5Form F : Certificate of employment

Regulation 63(1)

F6Form G : Postal voting statement (for use at a parliamentary election taken alone)

Regulation 66(a)

F6Front of statement

F6Back of statement

F11F7Form H : Postal voting statement (for use when postal ballots are combined)F7Front of statement

F7Back of statement

F8Form J : Postal voting statement (for use when a parliamentary poll is combined with another poll but the postal ballots are not combined)

Regulation 66(c)

F8Front of statement

F8Back of statement

F12F13F14F15F16F17F18F19Form K:STATEMENT AS TO POSTAL BALLOT PAPERS

F20Form L1:CORRESPONDING NUMBER LIST FOR USE AT PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION TAKEN ALONE

F21F22Form L2:CORRESPONDING NUMBER LIST FOR USE IN POLLING STATION AT PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION TAKEN ALONE

F23Form M1:CORRESPONDING NUMBER LIST FOR USE WHEN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION COMBINED WITH A RELEVANT ELECTION OR REFERENDUM

F24F25Form M2:CORRESPONDING NUMBER LIST FOR USE IN POLLING STATION WHEN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION COMBINED WITH A RELEVANT ELECTION OR REFERENDUM

F26SCHEDULE 4APPLICATION WITH MODIFICATIONS OF PROVISIONS OF THE 1983 AND 1985 ACTS FOR REGISTRATION OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY OVERSEAS ELECTORS

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F27 SCHEDULE 4A

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