SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Amendments

Part 7Miscellaneous

The Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2)

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1

Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (absent voting in Great Britain) is amended as follows.138

2

In paragraph 1(1) omit the definition of “absent voters list”.

3

In paragraph 2—

a

in sub-paragraph (7), for the words from “if he is shown” to “as so entitled” substitute “ if sub-paragraph (8) or (9) (as the case may be) applies to him in relation to the election ”;

b

after sub-paragraph (7) insert—

8

This sub-paragraph applies to a person who is shown in the postal voters list mentioned in paragraph 5(2) below as entitled to vote by post at an election.

9

This sub-paragraph applies to a person who is shown in the list of proxies mentioned in paragraph 5(3) below as entitled to vote by proxy at an election.

4

In paragraph 3(3)(b) after “by reason of” insert “ blindness or other disability or, in the case of local government elections in Scotland, by reason of ”.

5

In paragraph 5(1) for “a special list (“the absent voters list”) consisting of the two” substitute “ the two special ”.

6

In paragraph 5(2) after “list” insert “ (“the postal voters list”) ”.

7

In paragraph 7(8) after “list” insert “ (“the proxy postal voters list”) ”.