Absent votes for a particular local election12

1

Paragraph 2 of Part I of Schedule 2 to the 1985 Order is amended as follows.

2

For the word “and” after sub-paragraph (1)(b) there is substituted—

ba

the application states the applicant’s date of birth and the Chief Electoral Officer is satisfied that the date stated corresponds with the date supplied as the date of the applicant’s birth pursuant to section 10(4A)(b), 10A(1A)(b) or 13A(2A)(b) of the 1983 Act (as applied by Schedule 1 to the 1989 Act);

bb

the application is signed and (unless section 10(4B), 10A(1B) or 13A(2B) of the 1983 Act, as applied by Schedule 1 to the 1989 Act, applies) the Chief Electoral Officer is satisfied that the signature on the application corresponds with the signature supplied as the applicant’s signature pursuant to section 10(4A)(a), 10A(1A)(a) or 13A(2A)(a) of the 1983 Act (as so applied),

bc

the application either states the applicant’s national insurance number or states that he does not have one and the Chief Electoral Officer is satisfied as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1A), and

3

After sub-paragraph (1) there is inserted—

1A

Sub-paragraphs (1A) and (1B) of paragraph 1 shall apply for the puposes of sub-paragraph (1)(bc) of this paragraph as they apply for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(bc) of that paragraph.