Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001

Statutory Instruments

2001 No. 2725

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE

Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001

Made

26th July 2001

Coming into force

9th August 2001

Whereas a draft of these Regulations has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;

And whereas the Secretary of State has consulted the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(e) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000(1) about these Regulations;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 10(4) and 201(1) and (3) of the Representation of the People Act 1983(2), having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 202(1) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:

l.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on the expiry of 14 days beginning with the day on which they are made.

(2) These Regulations do not extend to England, Wales or Scotland.

2.  The form set out in the Schedule to these Regulations is hereby prescribed as the form to be used for the purposes of the canvass which is required to be conducted by section 10 of the Representation of the People Act 1983.

John Reid

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Northern Ireland Office

26th July 2001

SCHEDULE

Form of Canvass

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Under section 10 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (as substituted by Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000) the Chief Electoral Officer as the registration officer is required to conduct an annual canvass (by reference to residence on 15th October in that year) in his registration area to ascertain the persons who are entitled to be or remain registered as parliamentary or local electors in that area. These Regulations specify a form for the purposes of that canvass.

(1)

2000 c. 41.

(2)

1983 c. 2; section 10 was substituted by Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2); section 201(3) was inserted by Schedule 1 to that Act.