Notices in connection with registrationN.I.
44.—(1) A notice under section 13(3) of the 1983 Act(1) must be published—
(a)not less than 14 days before the publication of the revised version of the register to which it relates;
(b)in a newspaper circulating in the area in which the registration officer acts, and
(c)by posting a copy of it at his office and in some conspicuous place or places in that area.
(2) A notice under section 13A(2) [F1, ] 13BA(3), (6) or (9) [F2or 13BC(3) or (6)] of that Act must be issued by—
(a)making a printed copy of it available for inspection under supervision—
(i)at his office, and
(ii)at such places, if any, in the registration area as allow members of the public in that area reasonable facilities for that purpose;
(b)supplying copies of it in accordance with Part 6 of these Regulations;
(c)except in a case falling within regulation 35(2)(d), sending a copy of it to any person affected by its contents.
(3) For the purposes of section 13BA(7) and (8) of the 1983 Act, the prescribed time on the day of the poll is 7pm.
[F3(4) For the purposes of section 13BC(5)(a) of the 1983 Act, the prescribed time is three hours before the end of the signing period (within the meaning of section 9(2) of the Recall of MPs Act 2015).]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 44(2): comma substituted for word (4.3.2016) by The Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/295), regs. 1, 152(3)(b)(i)(aa)
F2Words in reg. 44(2) inserted (4.3.2016) by The Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/295), regs. 1, 152(3)(b)(i)(bb)
F3Reg. 44(4) inserted (4.3.2016) by The Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/295), regs. 1, 152(3)(b)(ii)
1983 c.2; sections 13, 13A and 13B were substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.