The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008

Additional requirements for applications for the appointment of a proxyN.I.

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56.—[F1(1)] An application for the appointment of a proxy under section 8(6) or (7) of the 1985 Act shall state the full name [F2, date of birth] and address of the person whom the applicant wishes to appoint as his proxy, F3... and—

(a)if it is signed only by the applicant, shall contain a statement by him that he has consulted the person so named and that the person is capable of being and willing to be appointed to vote as his proxy; or

(b)if it is also signed by the person to be appointed, shall contain a statement by that person that he is capable of being and willing to be appointed to vote as the applicant’s proxy.

[F4(2) Where the application mentioned in paragraph (1) is made by an elector with an anonymous entry, the application must be accompanied by an application, by the person to be appointed as proxy, under—

(a)section 9(4) of the 1985 Act (application to vote by post as proxy at parliamentary elections for an indefinite period); or

(b)section 9(7) of the 1985 Act (application to vote by post as proxy at a particular election) in relation to the election.]

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