The Local Government Elections (Changes to the Franchise and Qualification of Members) Regulations 1995

The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1986

23.  The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1986(1) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs 24 to 26 below.

24.  In regulations 30(1)(b) and 39(2)(b) (declarations as to nationality) after the word “Ireland” there shall be inserted “or a relevant citizen of the Union”.

25.  In regulation 50(2) (marking of names), after paragraph (4) there shall be added:

“(5) To indicate that a person is a relevant citizen of the Union and is registered only as a local elector, the letter “G” shall be placed against his name in the register.

(6) To indicate that a person is a relevant citizen of the Union and is registered both as a local elector and as a European Parliamentary elector, the letter “K” shall be placed against his name in the register.”.

26.  In Schedule 2, Form A(3) (return by occupier as to residents) shall be amended as follows:

(a) in section 6 (Declaration), for the words “or citizens of the Republic of Ireland”, there shall be substituted “citizens of the Republic of Ireland, or citizens of other Member States of the European Community”;

(b) in note 1, for the words “and citizens of the Republic of Ireland” there shall be substituted “, citizens of the Republic of Ireland and citizens of other Member States of the European Community”; and

(c) for note 3(a) there shall be substituted:

“(a) Foreign nationals — other than citizens of other Member States of the European Community.”.

(1)

S.I. 1986/1091, amended by S.I. 1989/1304, S.I. 1990/561 and S.I. 1994/342, and to which there have been other amendments which are not relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

Regulation 50 was amended by Schedule 2 to S.I. 1989/1304 and by Part III of the Schedule to S.I. 1994/342.

(3)

Form A was substituted by regulation 26 of, and Schedule 2 to, S.I. 1990/561.