7 Amendment of the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008
1 Regulation 30 (procedure for determining applications for registration and objections without a hearing) is amended as follows.
2 After paragraph (3) insert—

“3A Paragraph (3) does not apply to an application accompanied by an application for an anonymous entry.”

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3 At the beginning of paragraph (7) insert “Subject to paragraph (7A),”.
4 After paragraph (7) insert—

“7A In the case of an application for registration accompanied by an application for an anonymous entry, the registration officer may allow the application for registration without a hearing at any time.”

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