The European Parliamentary Elections (Anonymous Registration) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2014

Amendments of the 2001 Franchise Regulations

8.—(1) The Schedule (application with modifications of the 1983 Act and various Representation of the People Regulations for registration under these Regulations)(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In Part 1 (the 1983 Act(2))—

(a) in the right hand column of the Schedule, alongside the entry in respect of section 9B (anonymous registration)(3)—

(i) for the paragraph beginning “In subsection (1)” substitute—

“In subsection (1)(a), for “section 10ZC or 10A(1)(a)” substitute “regulation 6 of the 2001 Regulations(4)”.”, and

(ii) after the paragraph beginning “In subsection (4)” insert—

“In subsection (6), for “section 10ZC or 10A(1)(a)” substitute “regulation 6 of the 2001 Regulations”.”; and

(b) in the right hand column of the Schedule, alongside the entry in respect of section 9C (removal of anonymous entry), in the paragraph beginning “After subsection (1)”—

(i) for “After subsection (1)” substitute “After subsection (1E)”,

(ii) the inserted subsection becomes subsection (1F), and

(iii) in that inserted subsection, for “by virtue of subsection (1)” substitute “by virtue of this section”.

(3) In Part 2, in the section relating to the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008(5)—

(a) after the entry in respect of regulation 38 (hearing of reviews) insert—

“Regulation 38A (anonymous registration: applications and declarations)(6)	In paragraph (1)(b), for “regulation 27(1)(b)” substitute “regulation 6(1)(b) of the 2001 Regulations”. For paragraph (7) substitute— “(7) In this regulation, “an application for an absent vote” means an application under regulation 8 of the European Parliamentary Elections (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2004(7).”
Regulation 38B (anonymous registration: determination of applications by the registration officer)
Regulation 38C (anonymous registration: evidence consisting of relevant court orders or injunctions)
Regulation 38D (anonymous registration: evidence by attestation)
Regulation 38E (anonymous registration: review of entitlement to an anonymous entry)”;

(b) after the entry in respect of regulation 50 (order of names), insert—

	“Regulation 50A (anonymous entries)(8);
Regulation 53A (record of anonymous entries)	In paragraph (4), for the words from “section 6(6) or 9(12) of the 1985 Act” to the end substitute “regulation 8(8) or 11(11) of the European Parliamentary Elections (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2004(9)”.
Regulation 53B (duties of registration officer and his staff in relation to record of anonymous entries)
Regulation 53C (supply of the record of anonymous entries to police forces and other organisations)
Regulation 53D (certificate of anonymous registration)”.

(1)

The Schedule was substituted in its entirety by S.I. 2009/726. Other amendments to the Schedule are not relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

This relates to the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2).

(3)

Sections 9B and 9C were inserted by section 10 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22). Section 9B(9) was repealed by section 20 of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14). Sections 9B and 9C were amended by paragraphs 7 and 8 of Schedule 4 to the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (c. 6), and S.I. 2014/1116.

(4)

When applied for the purpose of the register maintained under regulation 5 of the 2001 Franchise Regulations, references in the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2) and the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1741) to the “2001 Regulations” is a reference to the 2001 Franchise Regulations (see the entry relating to section 202 of the 1983 Act in the Schedule to the 2001 Franchise Regulations).

(5)

S.I. 2008/1741; relevant amendments are referenced in these Regulations.

(6)

Regulations 38A to 38E are inserted by S.I. 2014/1808.

(7)

S.I. 2004/1267; regulation 8 was amended by S.I. 2005/2114.

(8)

Regulations 50A and 53A to 53D were inserted by S.I. 2014/1808.

(9)

Regulation 8 was amended by S.I. 2005/2114 and regulation 11 was amended by S.I. 2009/813.