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The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008
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Version Superseded: 31/12/2020
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Notification about registration as overseas electorN.I.
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23.—(1) Where the registration officer is satisfied that the declarant qualifies as an overseas elector under the provisions of sections 1 and 2 of the 1985 Act, he shall so notify the declarant.
(2) Where the registration officer rejects an application for registration in pursuance of an overseas elector’s declaration because—
(a)in his opinion the declarant does not qualify as an overseas elector under section 1 of the 1985 Act, or
(b)the declaration does not satisfy the requirements of section 2 of the 1985 Act or regulation 20 F1..., or
(c)in the case of a person to whom regulation 21 applies, the requirement in that regulation has not been complied with,
he shall return the declaration to the declarant and set out his reasons for rejecting the application for registration.
(3) For the purposes of the application of this regulation by regulation 14(5), paragraphs (1) and (2) shall have effect as if, in addition to the modifications made by that regulation—
(a)in paragraph (1), for the words “sections 1 and 2” there were substituted the words “sections 2 and 3”, and
(b)in paragraph (2), for the words “section 1” there were substituted the words “section 3”.
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F1Words in reg. 23(2)(b) omitted (31.5.2018) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Electronic Communications and Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/699), regs. 1(2), 14(2)
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