SCHEDULE 1ENABLING POWERS
These Regulations are made under the following powers:
a
b
sections 3(5), (6) and (7)57 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (“the 1985 Act”);
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d
having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 202(1) of the 1983 Act and section 27(2) of the 1985 Act, sections 2(3), 6(1) and (5), 7(1) and (3), 8(6) and (7) and 9(4), (7) and (8) of the 1985 Act61;
e
having regard to the designation62 of the Secretary of State for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 197263 in relation to measures relating to the rights of citizens of the Union to vote at European Parliamentary elections and local elections in Northern Ireland, that section 2(2); and
f
paragraph 2(4)(b) of Schedule 1 to the European Parliamentary Elections Act 197864.
In the case of sections 4 to 56 of the 1983 Act, the provisions cited include those provisions as applied with modifications by section 2(1) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 198965.
SCHEDULE 2REVOCATIONS
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Regulations revoked | References | Extent of revocation |
The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1986 | The whole Regulations | |
The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 1989 | The whole Regulations | |
The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 1990 | The whole Regulations | |
The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Variation of Specified Documents and Amendment) Regulations 1991 | The whole Regulations | |
The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 | The whole Regulations | |
The European Parliamentary Elections (Changes to the Franchise and Qualification of Representatives) Regulations 1994 | Part III of the Schedule | |
The Local Government Elections (Changes to the Franchise and Qualification of Members) Regulations 1995 | Paragraphs 23 to 26 of Schedule 2 | |
The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 | The whole Regulations | |
The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 | 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 |
Form H: | Statement as to postal ballot papers |
SCHEDULE 4APPLICATION WITH MODIFICATIONS OF PROVISIONS OF THE 1983 AND 1985 ACTS FOR REGISTRATION OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY OVERSEAS ELECTORS
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Provision applied | Modification |
PART I: THE 1983 ACT | |
Section 4(5) (attainers)66 | |
Section 9 (register of electors)67 | 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)68 | For subsections (1) to (3) substitute:
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Section 13A (alteration of registers) | |
Section 13B (alteration of register: pending elections) | For subsection (4) substitute:
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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)69 | 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 registration70 | 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)71 | Omit subsection (1)(b). |
Section 58 (registration appeals: Northern Ireland)72 | |
Section 63 (breach of official duty)73 | In subsection (3)—
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PART II: THE 1985 ACT | |
Section 2 (registration of British citizens overseas)74 | In subsection 1(a) omit “constituency or”. In paragraph (c) of subsection (2) for the words from “parliamentary” to the end of that paragraph, substitute “local electors”. In subsection (4) for “section 1” substitute “section 3”. In subsection (7) for “any constituency or part of a constituency” substitute “the electoral region”. 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”. |