Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013

Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2)

7 (1) Section 9B (anonymous registration) is amended as follows.

(2) For subsections (1) and (2) substitute—

“(1) An application under this section (an application for an anonymous entry) may be made—

(a) by any person, in conjunction with an application for registration under section 10ZC, or

(b) by a person who already has an anonymous entry, for the purposes of remaining registered with such an entry (see section 9C(3)).

(1A) An application for an anonymous entry must be made in accordance with prescribed requirements and must be accompanied by—

(a) a declaration made in accordance with prescribed requirements, and

(b) such evidence in support as may be prescribed.

(2) A registration officer who receives an application for an anonymous entry must determine whether the safety test is satisfied (unless, in the case of an application under subsection (1)(a), the person’s application for registration has been rejected otherwise than by virtue of this section).”

(3) In subsection (5), after “a person” insert “as the result of an application under subsection (1)(a)”.

(4) For subsection (6) substitute—

“(6) If a person makes an application under subsection (1)(a) and the registration officer determines that the safety test is not satisfied, no entry is to be made in the register as a result of the person’s application under section 10ZC (whether an anonymous entry or otherwise).”

(5) In subsection (7)(b), omit the words from “(including an application” to the end.