Schedules
Schedule 2Power to make regulations about registration, absent voting and other matters
12Power to remove signature requirements
1
The Secretary of State may by regulations—
a
amend Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (absent voting in Great Britain) by removing any requirement for an application under paragraph 3, 4 or 7 of that Schedule, other than an excluded application, to contain the applicant’s signature;
b
amend section 6 or 7 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (absent voting at parliamentary elections in Northern Ireland) by removing any requirement for an application under either of those sections to contain the applicant’s signature.
2
In sub-paragraph (1), “excluded application” means an application in relation to a local government election, or local government elections, in Scotland or Wales.
3
Regulations under sub-paragraph (1) may make—
a
different provision for different purposes;
b
consequential, supplementary, incidental, transitional, transitory or saving provision.
4
The consequential provision that may be made by virtue of sub-paragraph (3)(b) includes provision amending any provision made by the Representation of the People Acts.
5
Regulations under sub-paragraph (1) are to be made by statutory instrument.
6
A statutory instrument containing regulations under sub-paragraph (1) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.