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- 2001 No. 497 (S. 2)
- SCHEDULE 3
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ARRANGEMENT OF FORMSS
| [F1Form A | Official poll card (to be sent to an elector voting in person) |
| Form A1 | Official postal poll card (to be sent to an elector voting by post) |
| Form B | Official proxy poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person) |
| Form 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 [F2(local government elections)] |
| [F3Form E1: | Proxy paper (parliamentary elections)] |
| Form F: | Certificate of employment |
| Form G: | [F4Postal voting statement] (for use at parliamentary elections) |
| F5. . . | F5. . . |
| Form J: | [F4Postal 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 |
| [F6Form L1 | Corresponding Number List for use at parliamentary election taken alone |
| Form L2 | Corresponding Number List for use in polling station at parliamentary election taken alone |
| Form M1 | Corresponding Number List for use when parliamentary election combined with another poll |
| Form M2 | Corresponding Number List for use in polling station when parliamentary election combined with another poll] |
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 3 Table of Contents substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(3)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/925), regs. 1(1), 35(2)
F2Words in Sch. 3 Table of Contents inserted (31.10.2023) by The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), regs. 1(2), 11(a)(i)
F3Words in Sch. 3 Table of Contents inserted (31.10.2023) by The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), regs. 1(2), 11(a)(ii)
F4Words in Regulations substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(3)(c) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/925), regs. 1(1), 54(a)
F5Words in Sch. 3 Table of Contents omitted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1225), reg. 3(14)(a)
F6Words in Sch. 3 Table of Contents inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(3)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/925), regs. 1(1), 28(2)
Regulation 9(2)
F7Form A:S
Textual Amendments
F7Sch. 3 Form A substituted (31.1.2024) by The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), reg. 1(3)(a), Sch. 4 (with Sch. 2 paras. 2, 4)
Official poll card to be sent to an elector voting in personS
F8Form A1SOfficial postal poll card to be sent to an elector voting by post
Textual Amendments
F8Sch. 3 Form A1 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1225), Sch. 2
Regulation 9(3)
F9Form B:S
Textual Amendments
F9Sch. 3 Form B substituted (31.1.2024) by The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), reg. 1(3)(a), Sch. 4 (with Sch. 2 paras. 2, 4)
Official proxy poll card to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in personS
F10Form B1SOfficial proxy postal poll card to be sent to an appointed proxy voting by post
Textual Amendments
F10Sch. 3 Form B1 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1225), Sch. 2
Regulation 10(1)
Form C:SRETURN OF EXPENSES REQUIRED BY SECTION 75 OF THE 1983 ACT
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 3 in force at 16.2.2001, see reg. 1(1)
Regulation 10(1)
Form D:SDECLARATION AS TO EXPENSES REQUIRED BY SECTION 75 OF THE 1983 ACT
Regulation 57(3)
F11F12F13F14F15F16F17F18F19Form E:SPROXY PAPER
Textual Amendments
F11Sch. 3 Form E: the words “spouse, civil partner” substituted for “husband, wife” (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2114), art. 1, Sch. 10 para. 1(7)(b)
F12Sch. 3 Form E: the words “European Parliamentary electoral region” and “*[European Parliamentary electoral region]” and the words “European Parliamentary” and “*[European Parliamentary]” in each place they appear are revoked (31.12.2020) by The European Parliamentary Elections Etc. (Repeal, Revocation, Amendment and Saving Provisions) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1310), reg. 1, Sch. 1 Pt. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2019/1389, regs. 1, 2(2))
F13Sch. 3 Form E: the word “Constituency” is omitted (31.10.2023) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), regs. 1(2), 11(c)(i)
F14Sch. 3 Form E: the punctuation “*[” in the first place it occurs is omitted (31.10.2023) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), regs. 1(2), 11(c)(ii)
F15Sch. 3 Form E: the punctuation “]” in the first place it occurs is omitted (31.10.2023) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), regs. 1(2), 11(c)(iii)
F16Sch. 3 Form E: the words “*[who qualifies as an overseas elector in respect of the above constituency]” are omitted (31.10.2023) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), regs. 1(2), 11(c)(iv)
F17Sch. 3 Form E: the words “local government” substituted for “*[parliamentary] *[local government]” in both places it occurs (31.10.2023) by The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), regs. 1(2), 11(c)(v)
F18Sch. 3 Form E: the words “electoral area” substituted for “*[constituency] *[electoral area]” in both places it occurs (31.10.2023) by The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), regs. 1(2), 11(c)(vi)
F19Sch. 3 Form E: the words “parliamentary, or” in the section titled “Your right to vote as proxy” in paragraph (2) are omitted (31.10.2023) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), regs. 1(2), 11(c)(vii)
F20Form E1:S PROXY PAPER (parliamentary elections)
Textual Amendments
F20Sch. 3 Form E1 inserted (31.10.2023) by The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 (with Sch. 2 paras. 2, 5)
Regulation 63(1)
F21Form F:SCERTIFICATE OF EMPLOYMENT
Textual Amendments
F21Sch. 3 Form F substituted (6.4.2014) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Description of Electoral Registers and Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3206), reg. 1(3)(e), Sch. 4
Regulation 66(a)
F22Form G:SPostal voting statement for use at a parliamentary election taken alone
Textual Amendments
F22Sch. 3 Form G substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1225), Sch. 2
F23Form H:SForm of postal voting statement(for use where there is a joint issue and receipt of postal ballot papers)
Textual Amendments
F23Sch. 3 Form H omitted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1225), reg. 3(14)(c)
Regulation 66(c)
F24Form J:Spostal voting statement for use when a parliamentary poll is combined with another poll but the postal ballots are not combined
Textual Amendments
F24Sch. 3 Form J substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1225), Sch. 2
Regulation 91(1)(b)
F25Form K:SStatement as to postal ballot papers
Textual Amendments
F25Sch. 3 Form K substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1225), Sch. 2
F26Form L1S
Textual Amendments
F26Sch. 3 Forms L1, L2, M1, M2 inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(3)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/925), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2
F26Form L2S
F26Form M1S
F26Form M2S
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