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51.—(1) An application under Schedule 4 must comply with the requirements of this regulation and such further requirements in this Part of these Regulations as are relevant to the application.
(2) The application must state–
(a)the full name of the applicant;
(b)the address in respect of which the applicant is [F1registered or has applied to be (or is treated as having applied to be) registered] in the register except in the case of an application under paragraph 7(4) or (7) of Schedule 4;
(c)in the case of such an application, the proxy’s address, together with the name of the elector for whom he will act as proxy and the elector’s address for the purposes of sub-paragraph (b) above;
(d)in the case of a person applying to vote by post, the address to which the ballot paper should be sent; F2...
(e)in the case of an application to vote by proxy, the grounds on which the elector claims to be entitled to an absent vote.
[F3(f)in the case of a person who is unable to provide a signature, the reasons for his request for waiver of any requirement under paragraph 3, 4 or 7 of Schedule 4 to provide a signature and the name and address of any person who has assisted him to complete his application, and
(g)where the applicant has, or has applied for, an anonymous entry, that fact.]
[F4(3) The application shall be made in writing and shall be dated.
(3A) Where an application is required to contain a signature and date of birth, the information must be set out in a manner that is sufficiently clear and unambiguous as to be capable of electronic scanning by configuring the information as follows–
(a)the signature shall appear against a background of white unlined paper at least five centimetres long and two centimetres high; and
(b)the applicant’s date of birth shall be set out numerically configured in the sequence of date, month and year, namely [d][d][m][m][y][y][y][y].
(3B) Where the application contains a request that the registration officer waive the requirement for a signature, sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (3A) shall not apply.]
(4) An application under Schedule 4 which is made for an indefinite period or the particular period specified in the application must state–
(a)that it is so made, and
(b)whether it is made for parliamentary elections, local government elections or both.
(5) An application under Schedule 4 which is made for a particular parliamentary or local government election must–
(a)state that it is so made, and
(b)identify the election in question,
but, where the poll at one election falls on the same day as the poll at another election, the application shall, unless a contrary intention appears, apply to both elections.
(6) Where an application is made to vote by proxy, it shall include an application for the appointment of a proxy which meets the requirements of regulation 52 below.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 51(2)(b) substituted (23.3.2006) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/834), regs. 1(1), 3
F2Word in reg. 51(2) omitted (8.2.2008) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/305), regs. 1(1), 3(2)
F3Reg. 51(2)(f)(g) inserted (8.2.2008) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/305), regs. 1(1), 3(2)
F4Reg. 51(3)-(3B) substituted for reg. 51(3) (8.2.2008) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/305), regs. 1(1), 3(3)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Reg. 51 modified (26.2.2016) by The European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/219), reg. 1, Sch. 3 para. 6
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 51 in force at 16.2.2001, see reg. 1(1)
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