The Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001

[F1 Supply of free copy of full register etc to Electoral Commission and restrictions on use E+W

100.— (1) Each registration officer shall supply, free of charge and on publication, one copy of—

(a) any revised version of the register published under section 13(1) or (3) of the 1983 Act,

(b) any notice setting out an alteration to the register published under section 13A(2) or 13B(3) [F2 , (3B) or (3D)] of that Act, and

(c) any list of overseas electors,

to the Electoral Commission (in this regulation referred to as “the Commission”).

(2) In paragraph (1) the duty to supply is a duty to supply in data form unless, prior to publication, the Commission has requested in writing a printed copy instead.

(3) Neither the Electoral Commissioners nor any person employed by the Commission may—

(a) supply a copy of the full register other than to an Electoral Commissioner or another such person;

(b) disclose any information contained in it that is not contained in the edited register otherwise than in accordance with paragraph (5) below; or

(c) make use of any such information otherwise than in connection with their functions under, or by virtue of, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.

(4) In paragraph (3) “Electoral Commissioner” includes a Deputy Electoral Commissioner and an Assistant Electoral Commissioner.

(5) The full register or any information contained in it and not in the edited register may not be disclosed otherwise than—

(a) where necessary to carry out the Commission’s duties in relation to the rules on permissible donors in the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000; or

(b) by publishing information about electors which does not include the name or address of any elector.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 6 inserted (16.10.2002) by The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1871), regs. 2(2), 15 (with reg. 2(3))

F2 Words in reg. 100 inserted (1.1.2007) by The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2910), regs. 1(1), 28 (with reg. 1(2)(3)(a))

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Reg. 100 applied (with modifications) (23.7.2004) by The Regional Assembly and Local Government Referendums Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1962), arts. 1(1), 8

C2 Reg. 100 applied (with modifications) (16.12.2010) by The National Assembly for Wales Referendum (Assembly Act Provisions) (Referendum Question, Date of Referendum Etc.) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2837), arts. 1(2), 17