The European Parliamentary Elections (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2004

Grant or refusal of applications

9.—(1) Where the registration officer grants an application under regulation 8, 9, 10 or 11, he shall, where practicable, notify the applicant of his decision.

(2) Where the registration officer grants an application for the appointment of a proxy, he shall confirm in writing to the elector that the proxy has been appointed, his name and address, and the duration of the appointment.

(3) The proxy paper to be issued by the registration officer on the appointment of a proxy shall be in Form E in the Appendix.

(4) Where the registration officer refuses an application under regulation 8, 9, 10 or 11, he shall notify the applicant of his decision and, in the case of an application under regulation 8(1) or 11(4), of the reasons for it; and he shall date such a notification.

(5) Where under paragraph 8(1) or (4) above the registration officer disregards an application for the purposes of a particular election, he shall, where practicable, notify the applicant of this.