22.—[F1(1) Subject to paragraph (2) an appeal lies to the county court from any decision under these Regulations of the registration officer—
(a)disallowing a person’s application to vote by post or proxy as elector or to vote by post as proxy, or
(b)to remove his entry from the absent voters list, list of proxies or the proxy postal voters list,
in any case where the application or entry is not related to a particular election only.]
(2) No appeal lies where the person desiring to appeal has not availed himself of a prescribed right to be heard by or make representations to the registration officer on the matter which is the subject of the appeal, or has not given the prescribed notice of appeal within the prescribed time.
(3) An appeal to the county court by virtue of this regulation which is pending when notice of an election is given shall not prejudice the operation as respects the election of the decision appealed against, and anything done in pursuance of the decision shall be as good as if no such appeal had been brought and shall not be affected by the decision on the appeal.
(4) The registration officer shall, in accordance with [F2section 13A] of the 1983 Act, make such alterations in the register as may be required to give effect to the decision.
(5) Where, as a result of the decision on an appeal, an alteration in the register made in pursuance of paragraph (4) takes effect under [F3section 13(5) or 13A(2)] of the 1983 Act on or before the last day on which nomination papers at an election may be delivered to the returning officer, paragraph (3) does not apply to that appeal as respects that election.
(6) The registration officer shall undertake such duties in connection with appeals brought by virtue of this regulation as are set out in paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 and shall on any such appeal be deemed to be a party to the proceedings, and the registration expenses payable to a registration officer shall include any expenses properly incurred by him by virtue of this paragraph.
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 22(1) substituted (27.3.2009) by The European Parliamentary Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/813), regs. 1(2), 13(2)
F2Words in reg. 22(4) substituted (27.3.2009) by The European Parliamentary Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/813), regs. 1(2), 13(3)
F3Words in reg. 22(5) substituted (27.3.2009) by The European Parliamentary Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/813), regs. 1(2), 13(4)