PART 4ABSENT VOTERS

Grant or refusal of applications62

1

Where the registration officer grants an application under section 6, 7, 8 or 9 of the 1985 Act, 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 (as amended for use also in respect of European Parliamentary elections) to be issued by the registration officer on the appointment of a proxy shall be in Form E.

4

Where the registration officer refuses an application under section 6, 7, 8 or 9 of the 1985 Act, he shall notify the applicant of his decision and, in the case of an application under section 6(1) or 9(4), of the reasons for it; and he shall date such a notification.

5

Where under regulation 61(1) or 61(4) the registration officer disregards an application for the purposes of a particular election, he shall, where practicable, notify the applicant of this.