The Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) Regulations 2012 No. 2031

[F1 SCHEDULE 6 E+W REGISTERING TO VOTE IN A BUSINESS REFERENDUM

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 6 inserted (6.4.2013) by The Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/798), regs. 1, 7, Sch. 1

PART 8 E+W Publication and supply of register and lists

Supply of copy of business voting register to the Electoral Commission and restrictions on use E+W

35.— (1) The business registration officer shall supply, free of charge and on publication, one electronic copy of the business voting register to the Electoral Commission (“the Commission”).

(2) Neither the Electoral Commissioners nor any person employed by the Commission may—

(a) supply a copy of the business voting register other than to an Electoral Commissioner or another such person;

(b) disclose any information contained in it otherwise than in accordance with sub-paragraph (4); or

(c) make use of any such information otherwise than in connection with their functions under, or by virtue of, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.

(3) In sub-paragraph (2) “Electoral Commissioner” includes a Deputy Electoral Commissioner and an Assistant Electoral Commissioner.

(4) The business voting register or any information contained in it may not be disclosed otherwise than by publishing information about business vote holders which does not include the name or address of any business vote holder.]