The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012

Grant or refusal of applications U.K.

17.—(1) Where the registration officer grants an application to vote by post, the officer must notify the applicant [F1 of that decision and the date of the poll of the PCC election for which the applicant may vote by post].

(2) Where the registration officer grants an application for the appointment of a proxy, the officer must confirm in writing to the elector that the proxy has been appointed, the proxy's name and address, and the duration of the appointment.

(3) Where the registration officer refuses an application under Part 1 of this Schedule, the officer must notify the applicant, stating the reason for the refusal.

(4) Where the registration officer grants an application made under—

(a) paragraph 3(5)(a) by a person shown as voting by post in the record kept under paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 F2 ..., or

(b) paragraph 7(6) by a person shown as voting by post in the record kept under paragraph 7(6) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 F3 ...,

the officer must notify the applicant.

[F4 (4A) Sub-paragraphs (4B) to (4E) apply where—

(a) sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 12 applies to an application, or would have applied if paragraph (3) of that paragraph were ignored, or

(b) sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 13 applies to an application, or would have applied if paragraph (3) of that paragraph were ignored.

(4B) A notification under sub-paragraphs (1) or (4) to one of the following types of applicants must also include a statement that ballot papers will be sent to the postal ballot delivery address—

(a) an applicant registered in pursuance of a service declaration;

(b) an applicant registered in pursuance of a declaration of local connection (within the meaning of section 7B of the 1983 Act);

(c) an applicant who is a merchant seaman (within the meaning of section 6 of the 1983 Act);

(d) an applicant who has an anonymous entry.

(4C) Where paragraphs (a) to (d) of sub-paragraph (4B) do not apply to the applicant, the registration officer must, in addition to notifying the applicant in accordance with sub-paragraphs (1), (3), (4) or (6), notify the applicant in writing that—

(a) the application has been granted, refused or disregarded, and

(b) where the application has been granted, ballot papers will be sent to the postal ballot delivery address.

(4D) A notification under sub-paragraph (4C) must be delivered to—

(a) where both sub-paragraphs (4)(b) and (4A)(b) apply, the address shown in the record kept under paragraph 7(6) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000;

(b) otherwise—

(i) the address stated in the application in accordance with paragraph 11(1)(b), or

(ii) the proxy’s address stated in the application in accordance with paragraph 11(1)(c).

(4E) In sub-paragraphs (4B) and (4C), the “postal ballot delivery address” means—

(a) where sub-paragraph (4A)(a) applies, the address stated in the application in accordance with paragraph 11(1)(d);

(b) where sub-paragraph (4A)(b) applies, the different address described in paragraph 13(1).]

(5) The registration officer must, where practicable, notify the elector of the following, in each case stating the reason—

(a) where the appointment of a proxy is cancelled by the elector, that the appointment has been cancelled, or

(b) where the appointment otherwise ceases to be in force, that the appointment has ceased.

(6) Where, under paragraph 16, a registration officer refuses an application or disregards a notice for the purposes of any PCC election, the officer must notify the applicant of this.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 2 para. 17(1) inserted (31.10.2023) by The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), regs. 1(2), 17(5)(j)(i)

F2 Words in Sch. 2 para. 17(4)(a) revoked (31.12.2020) by The European Parliamentary Elections Etc. (Repeal, Revocation, Amendment and Saving Provisions) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1310), reg. 1, Sch. 1 Pt. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2019/1389, regs. 1, 2(2))

F3 Words in Sch. 2 para. 17(4)(b) revoked (31.12.2020) by The European Parliamentary Elections Etc. (Repeal, Revocation, Amendment and Saving Provisions) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1310), reg. 1, Sch. 1 Pt. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2019/1389, regs. 1, 2(2))

F4 Sch. 2 para. 17(4A)-(4E) inserted (31.10.2023) by The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), regs. 1(2), 17(5)(j)(ii)