PART 6SUPPLY OF REGISTERS ETC.
Supply on publication and specific restrictions
Supply of free copy of full register etc to Electoral Commission99
1
The registration officer shall supply, free of charge and on publication, one copy of—
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,
to the Electoral Commission (in this regulation referred to as “the Commission”).
2
In paragraph (1) the duty to supply is a duty to supply in data form unless, prior to publication, the Commission has requested in writing a printed copy instead.
3
Neither an Electoral Commissioner nor any employee of the Commission may—
a
supply a copy of the full register otherwise than to an Electoral Commissioner or such an employee;
b
disclose any information contained in it (and not contained in the edited register) otherwise than in accordance with paragraph (4); or
c
make use of any such information otherwise than in connection with the Commission’s functions under, or by virtue of, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 200079.
4
Neither the full register nor any such information may be disclosed otherwise than—
a
where necessary to discharge the Commission’s functions in relation to Part 4 and Part 4A80 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000; or
b
by publishing information about electors which does not include the name or address of any elector.
5
In this regulation “Electoral Commissioner” includes a Deputy Electoral Commissioner and an Assistant Electoral Commissioner.