SCHEDULE 1ENABLING POWERS

These Regulations are made under the following powers:

a

section 7(3)(aa), 7A(3)(aa), 7C(2)(aa)91, 10A(5)(b)92, (7) and (9), 13A(6)93,13BA94, 13(C)(2)95, 15(2)(aa)96, 5397 and 201(1) and (3)98 of, rule 2499, 37(1F)100and 57101of Schedule 1 and Schedule 2102 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983;

b

section 2(2)(aa), 3(5), (6) and (7)103 of the Representation of the People Act 1985;

c

having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 202(1) of the 1983 Act, sections 4(4)104, 9(2)105, 10A(1) and (3), 13(3), 13A(1)(a) and (2)106, 14(1) 107, 16108, 58(2)(a), (b) and (6)(a)109, 75(3) and 89(1)110 of the 1983 Act, and rules 19A111, 24, 28(3) 112, 29(3A)113 and 32(3) in Schedule 1 to, that Act;

d

having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 202(1) of the 1983 Act and section 27(2)114 of the 1985 Act, section 2(3)115, 6(1) and (5)116, 7(1) and (3)117, 8(6) and (7)118 and 9(4), (7) and (8)119 and section 15(5) of the 1985 Act;

e

having regard to the designation120 of the Secretary of State for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972121 in relation to measures relating to the rights of citizens of the Union to vote at European Parliamentary elections and local elections in Northern Ireland, that section 2(2);

f

section 7(3) and (4) of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 122; and

g

section 42 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006.

In the case of the 1983 Act, the provisions cited include those provisions as applied with modifications by section 2(1) of, and Schedule 1 to, the 1989 Act123.

SCHEDULE 2REVOCATIONS

Regulation 2

1- Regulations

2- References

3- Extent of Revocation

The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001

S.I.2001/400

The whole Regulations

The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland)(Amendment) Regulations 2001

S.I.2001/1877

The whole Regulations

The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland)(Amendment) Regulations 2002

S.I.2002/1873

The whole Regulations

The Local and European Parliamentary Elections (Registration of Citizens of Accession States) 2003

S.I.2003/1557

Paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations

The Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2002

S.I.2002/881

Paragraph 22 of the Schedule to the Order

The Representation of the People (Form of Canvass)(Northern Ireland) Regulations 2003

S.I.2003/1942

The whole Regulations

The Money Laundering Regulations 2003

S.I.2003/3075

Paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations

The Health Act 1999 (Consequential Amendments)(Nursing and Midwifery) Order 2004

S.I.2004/1771

Paragraph 27 of the Schedule to the Order

The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2005

S.I.2005/2114

Paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 to the Order

The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland)(Amendment) Regulations 2007

S.I.2007/1612

The whole Regulations

SCHEDULE 3FORMS

Regulation 4

ARRANGEMENT OF FORMS

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F2

Sch. 3 Form N: para. 10A, 10B words: "10A. Number of tendered postal ballot papers issued 10B. Number of covering envelopes for tendered postal ballot papers received" inserted (15.9.2014) by The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1808), regs. 1(1), 32(8)(a)

F3

Sch. 3 Form N: para. 14 words: "14. Number of tendered postal ballot papers marked rejected" inserted (15.9.2014) by The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1808), regs. 1(1), 32(8)(b)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Form A:

Elector’s official poll card

Form A1:

Elector’s Official Postal Poll Card

Form B:

Proxy’s official poll card

Form B1:

Proxy’s Official Postal Poll Card

Form C:

Return of expenses required by section 75 of the 1983 Act

Form D:

Declaration as to expenses required by section 75 of the 1983 Act

Form E:

Proxy paper

Form F:

Certificate of employment

Form G:

Form of Corresponding Number List for use at parliamentary election taken alone

Form H:

Form of Corresponding Number List for use in polling station at parliamentary election taken alone

Form J:

Corresponding Number List for use when parliamentary election combined with a relevant election

Form K:

Corresponding Number List for use in polling station when parliamentary election combined with a relevant election

Form L:

Declaration of Identity

Form M:

Declaration of Identity (combined polls)

Form N:

Statement as to postal ballot papers

F1Form O:

Form of Canvass

F4Form A

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F5Form A1

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F6Form B

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F7Form B1

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Form C

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Form D

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F8Form E

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F9Form F

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Form G

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Form H

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Form J

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Form K

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F10Form L

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F11Form M

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F2F3C1Form N

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F12Form O

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SCHEDULE 4APPLICATION WITH MODIFICATIONS OF PROVISIONS OF THE 1983 AND 1985 ACTS FOR REGISTRATION OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY OVERSEAS ELECTORS

Regulation 14

1 Provision applied

2 Modification

PART 1: THE 1983 ACT

Section 4(5) (attainers)124

Section 9 (register of electors)125

In subsection (1)(a) omit “for each constituency or part of a constituency”.

In subsection (2) omit “subject to section 9B(3) below”.

Omit subsection (2)(b).

Omit subsections (5) to (8).

Section 13 (publication of registers)126

For subsection (1) to (3) substitute:

1

Where a register under section 3 of the 1985 Act is in force, a revised version of it shall be published when a revised version of the registers of parliamentary and local government electors is published under this section as it has effect for the purposes of such registers

In subsection (5) omit the words “, 13B or 13BA”.

Section 13A (alteration of register)127

In subsection (2)(b) omit the words “(subject to sections 13B(1) and 13BA(1) below)”.

In subsection (3)(a) omit “or 3”.

In subsection (3)(b) for “section 13(1)(a)” substitute “section 13(1)”.

Omit subsection (4).

In subsection (5) omit “and section 13B or 13BA below”.

Section 50 (effect of misdescription)

For paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) substitute “in the register”.

Section 52 (discharge of registration duties)128

In subsections (1), (2) and (4) after the word “Act” insert “and regulation 14 of the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008.”

Section 54 (payment of expenses of registration)129

In subsection (1) after the word “Act” in the first place where it occurs, insert “and Regulation 14 of the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008”.

Omit subsection (3).

Section 58 (registration appeals: Northern Ireland)130

In subsection (4) omit “and 13BA”.

In subsection (5) for “,13A(2) or 13BA(6) or (9)” substitute “or 13A(2)”.

Section 63 (breach of official duty)131

In subsection (3)—

  1. a

    for paragraphs (a) to (d) substitute:

    a

    any registration officer;

  2. b

    for the words from “relating to” to the end of the subsection substitute “relating to the registration of European Parliamentary overseas electors”.

PART 2: THE 1985 ACT

Section 2 (registration of British citizens overseas)132

In subsection (1)(a) omit “constituency or”.

In paragraph (c) of subsection (2) for the words from “parliamentary” to the end of that paragraph, substitute “local electors”.

In subsection (4)(a) for “section 1” substitute “section 3”.

In subsection (7) for “any constituency or part of a constituency” substitute “the electoral region”.

In subsection (8) for “section 1(1)(a)” substitute “section 3(1)(a)”.

In section 12 (offences as to declarations etc), subsections (1), (2) and (4)

In subsection (1)(a) for word “parliamentary” substitute “European Parliamentary”.

SCHEDULE 5Form of words about two versions of the register

Regulation 27

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