F1PART 6SUPPLY OF REGISTER ETC
Supply on publication and specific restrictions
Supply of free copy of full register etc to Electoral Commission and restrictions on use99
1
Each registration officer shall supply, free of charge and on publication, one copy of–
a
any revised version of the register published under section 13(1) or (3) of the 1983 Act;
b
any notice setting out an alteration to the register published under section 13A(2) or 13B(3) F2, (3B) or (3D) of that Act, and
c
any list of overseas electors,
to the Electoral Commission (in this regulation referred to as “the Commission”).
2
In paragraph (1) above the duty to supply is a duty to supply in data form unless, prior to publication, the Commission has requested in writing a printed copy instead.
3
Neither an Electoral Commissioner nor any person employed by the Commission may–
a
supply a copy of the full version of the register otherwise than to another Electoral Commissioner or another such person;
b
disclose any information contained in it otherwise than in accordance with paragraph (5) below; or
c
make use of any such information otherwise than in connection with his functions under, or by virtue of, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 200025.
4
In paragraph (3) above “Electoral Commissioner” includes a Deputy Electoral Commissioner and an Assistant Electoral Commissioner.
5
The full register or any information which is contained in it may not be disclosed otherwise than–
a
where necessary to carry out the Commission’s duties in relation to the rules on permissible donors in the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, or
b
by publishing information about electors which does not include the name or address of any elector.
Pt. 6 inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(3) of the amending S.I.) by Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1872), regs. 2(2), 14