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Representation of the People Act 2000

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part I Electoral registration and franchise

    1. New system of registration

      1. 1.New system of electoral registration.

    2. Disfranchisement

      1. 2.Disfranchisement of offenders detained in mental hospitals.

    3. Residence for purposes of registration

      1. 3.Residence for purposes of registration: general.

      2. 4.Residence: patients in mental hospitals who are not detained offenders or on remand.

      3. 5.Residence: persons remanded in custody etc.

      4. 6.Notional residence: declarations of local connection.

    4. Service voters

      1. 7.Service declarations.

    5. Further amendments

      1. 8.Further amendments about registration.

    6. Supply of information contained in register

      1. 9.Restriction on supply of information contained in register.

  3. Part II Conduct of elections

    1. New electoral procedures

      1. 10.Pilot schemes for local elections in England and Wales.

      2. 11.Revision of procedures in the light of pilot schemes.

    2. Manner of voting

      1. 12.Changes relating to absent voting at elections in Great Britain.

    3. Persons with disabilities

      1. 13.Assistance with voting for persons with disabilities.

  4. Part III Miscellaneous and General

    1. Miscellaneous

      1. 14.Free delivery of election addresses at Greater London Authority elections.

    2. General

      1. 15.Minor and consequential amendments and repeals.

      2. 16.Financial provisions.

      3. 17.Citation, construction, commencement and extent.

  5. Schedules:

    1. Schedule 1

      Registration: amendments of 1983 Act.

    2. Schedule 2

      Registration: overseas electors.

    3. Schedule 3

      Registration: local elections in Northern Ireland.

    4. Schedule 4

      Absent voting in Great Britain.

    5. Schedule 5

      Free delivery of election addresses at first GLA mayoral election: New Schedule 3A to the Greater London Authority Act 1999.

    6. Schedule 6

      Minor and consequential amendments.

    7. Schedule 7

      Repeals.

      1. Part I Repeals extending to whole of the United Kingdom.

      2. Part II Repeals extending to England, Wales and Scotland.

      3. Part III Repeals extending to Northern Ireland only.

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