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32. In regulation 26 (applications for registration)—
(a)in paragraph (1), after sub-paragraph (f), insert—
“(fa)in the case of a relevant EU applicant, an indication as to whether the applicant meets the requirements set out in section 203B of the 1983 Act(1);”;
(b)in paragraph (3), for sub-paragraphs (b) and (ba) substitute—
“(b)a statement that persons without lawful immigration status are ineligible to register to vote, that registration officers may request checks in relation to an applicant’s immigration status against Home Office records, and that, for persons applying to register as EU citizens with retained rights only, this may include checks in relation to historical immigration status;
(ba)a statement that the following are ineligible to register to vote as local government electors—
(i)in relation to registration in England, persons who are not Commonwealth citizens, citizens of the Republic of Ireland, qualifying EU citizens or EU citizen with retained rights, or
(ii)in relation to registration in Wales, persons who are not Commonwealth citizens, citizens of the Republic of Ireland, relevant citizens of the Union or qualifying foreign citizens;
(bb)a statement that registration officers may require the applicant to provide additional information in relation to nationality, may carry out checks against Government records, and that, for persons applying to register as EU citizens with retained rights only, this may include checks in relation to historical nationality;
(bc)a statement that, for applicants in Wales, the application requirement under paragraph (1)(fa) is relevant only in relation to eligibility to vote in PCC elections and not in relation to entitlement to register under section 4 of the 1983 Act;”.
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I1Reg. 32 in force at 7.5.2024, see reg. 1(2)
Section 203B was inserted by paragraph 1(11) of Schedule 8 to the Elections Act 2022.
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