100.—(1) The registration officer shall supply, free of charge and on publication, one copy of each of the documents listed in paragraph (4) to the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland.
(2) On the appointment of a Local Government Boundary Commissioner under section 50(1) or (4) of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972(1), the registration officer shall supply to him free of charge one copy of each of the documents listed in paragraph (4).
(3) On the appointment of the District Electoral Areas Commissioner under article 2 or 3 of the District Electoral Areas Commissioner (Northern Ireland) Order 1984(2) the registration officer shall supply to him, free of charge one copy of each of the documents listed in paragraph (4).
(4) Those documents are—
(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 13BA(3),(6) or (9) of that Act; and
(c)any list of overseas electors.
(5) In paragraphs (1) to (3) the duty to supply is a duty to supply in data form unless—
(a)in the case of paragraph (1), prior to publication the Commission have, or
(b)in the case of paragraphs (2) and (3), prior to supply the Commissioner has,
requested in writing a printed copy instead.
(6) In paragraph (7) “a relevant person” means—
(a)a member of the Commission referred to in paragraph (1) or—
(i)a person employed by that Commission; or
(ii)a person appointed to assist that Commission to carry out their functions;
(b)the Commissioner referred to in paragraphs (2) or (3) or any person appointed to assist him.
(7) A relevant person may not—
(a)supply a copy of the full version of the register otherwise than to another relevant person;
(b)disclose any information contained in it (and not contained in the edited register) otherwise than by publishing information about electors which does not include the name and address of any elector;
(c)process or make use of any such information other than in connection with the statutory functions in question.
1972 c. 9 (N.I.); section 50 was substituted by the Local Government (Boundaries)(Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I.2006/1253)(N.I.8).
S.I.1984/360; articles 2 and 3 of the 1984 Order were substituted by articles 3 and 4 of the District Electoral Areas Commissioner (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I.2007/612)(N.I.4) respectively.