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The Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part 1 Introductory provisions

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and extent

  3. Part 2 Amendment of the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008

    1. 2.Amendment of the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008

    2. 3.Amendment of regulation 3 (interpretation)

    3. 4.Amendment of regulation 5 (communication of applications, notices etc.)

    4. 5.Substitution of regulation 20 (contents of overseas elector’s declaration)

    5. 6.Omission of regulation 21 (certain declarants to supply copy of birth certificates)

    6. 7.Amendment of regulation 23 (notification about registration as overseas elector)

    7. 8.Insertion of regulations 23A to 23C (renewal declarations: reminders, contents and notification)

    8. 9.Amendment of regulation 24 (power to require information)

    9. 10.Amendment of regulation 25 (alteration of registers under section 13BA(3) or 13BC of the 1983 Act)

    10. 11.Insertion of regulations 25A to 25C (additional supporting material)

    11. 12.Amendment of regulation 26 (reminders to electors registered in pursuance of a declaration)

    12. 13.Amendment of regulation 27 (applications for registration)

    13. 14.Insertion of regulations 27ZA to 27ZJ (additional information required from overseas electors and general attestation provisions)

    14. 15.Amendment of regulation 27A (retention of registration information)

    15. 16.Amendment of regulation 30 (procedure for determining applications for registration and objections without a hearing)

    16. 17.Amendment of regulation 38A (anonymous registration: applications and declarations)

    17. 18.Amendment of regulation 41 (requests for information)

    18. 19.Amendment of regulation 49 (qualifying addresses which are not included in the register)

    19. 20.Amendment of regulation 53 (preparation and publication of list of overseas electors)

  4. Part 3 Consequential amendment of other electoral legislation

    1. 21.Amendment of the Northern Ireland (Elections) Assembly Order 2001

    2. 22.Amendment of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001

    3. 23.Amendment of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001

    4. 24.Amendment of the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012

    5. 25.Amendment of the Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016

    6. 26.Amendment of the Voter Identification Regulations 2022

  5. Part 4 Transitional provisions

    1. 27.Transitional provisions: overseas electors

    2. 28.Transitional provisions: general

  6. Signature

    1. Schedule

      Enabling powers

      1. 1.These Regulations are made under the following powers—

  8. Explanatory Note

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