Representation of the People Act 1983

PART II Interpretation of Other Acts

Register, electors, etc.

10 (1) A reference in any Act (whenever passed) to—

(a) the register of parliamentary and local government electors. or

(b) the register of parliamentary electors, or

(c) the register of local government electors, or

(d) the electors lists for such a register,

shall be taken as a reference to—

(i) the register kept under this Act, or

(ii) that register so far as it relates to parliamentary electors, or

(iii) that register so far as it relates to local government electors, or

(iv) the electors lists for such a register,

as the case may be, and references in any Act to a parliamentary or local government elector shall be construed accordingly.

(2) In relation to a person shown in a register or electors list as attaining voting age on a specified date the references in sub-paragraph (1) above do not apply except for the purposes of an election at which the day fixed for the poll falls on or after that date.

Registration and returning officers

11 A reference in any Act (whenever passed) to—

(a) the registration officer for the registration of parliamentary or local government electors, or

(b) the returning officer for a parliamentary election or constituency,

shall be taken respectively as a reference to the registration officer or returning officer appointed under this Act.

Registration expenses

12 A reference in any Act (whenever passed) to registration expenses in connection with the registration of parliamentary or local government electors shall be taken as a reference to registration expenses under this Act.

Supplemental

13 (1) Subject to this paragraph, the provisions of paragraphs 10 to 12 of this Schedule apply to a reference—

(a) to any of the matters mentioned in those provisions, whatever the terms used in that reference ; and

(b) to any other matter which was to be construed as a reference to any of those matters by virtue of an enactment repealed by the [1948 c. 65.] Representation of the People Act 1948.

(2) Those provisions so far as they relate to this Act or any other Act passed after that Act of 1948 do not apply where the context otherwise requires.

(3) Those provisions so far as they relate to Acts passed before that Act of 1948 may be excluded in whole or in part by an order of the Secretary of State in any particular case where they appear to him to be inappropriate.

(4) That order may make such change in the law which this Act reproduces from the [1949 c. 68.] Representation of the People Act 1949 as might have been made before its commencement under paragraph 8(1)(c) of Part I of Schedule 10 to that Act of 1948.

(5) The provisions of paragraphs 10 to 12 may be supplemented by an order made by the Secretary of State in relation to an Act passed previous to the [1948 c. 65.] Representation of the People Act 1948—

(a) where, in any particular case, such an order appears to him necessary for harmonising the previous Act with the provisions of this Act; and

(b) to the extent that the provisions of this Act re-enact such provisions of the Representation of the People Act 1949 as re-enacted provisions of that Act of 1948.

(6) A power conferred by this paragraph to make an order shall be exercisable by statutory instrument, and any such instrument shall be subject to annulment by resolution of either House of Parliament.

(7) Nothing in paragraphs 10 to 12 shall be taken to prejudice the operation in relation to this Act of any provision of the [1978 c. 30.] Interpretation Act 1978 as to repeals.