Amendments to the 2012 Regulations11

In Schedule 4, in table 6 (Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001)6—

a

in the appropriate places, insert the entries in the table in Schedule 2 to these Regulations;

b

in the entry for regulation 4 (forms)7, for the words in the first column substitute “Regulation 4(1)(b) (forms) and, in so far as it gives effect to Forms E and K in Schedule 3, regulation 4(2)”;

c

in the entry for regulation 56 (closing date for applications)8, in the second column, opposite that entry, for “(5)” substitute “(5A)”;

d

omit the entries for regulations 85 (procedure in relation to postal voting statements) and 85B (postal voting statements: additional personal identifier verification)9;

e

in the entry for regulation 91 (forwarding of documents)10, in the second column, opposite that entry, for the modification that inserts paragraph (2A) substitute—

After paragraph (3A) insert—

3B

In the case of a referendum, the documents to be forwarded under paragraphs (1) and (3A)(a) are to be forwarded to the registration officer of the local authority by or in respect of which the referendum is to be held.