C1 Part I Parliamentary and Local Government Franchise and its Exercise

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Registration of parliamentary and local government electors

C2E19AF1Registration officers: duty to take necessary steps

1

Each registration officer must take all steps that are necessary for the purpose of complying with his duty to maintain the registers under section 9 above F2and F6—

a

in the case of a registration officer in Great Britain, for the purpose of securing that, so far as is reasonably practicable, persons who are entitled to be registered in a register (and no others) are registered in it, and

b

in the case of the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland, for the purpose of meeting the relevant registration objectives.

2

The steps include—

a

sending more than once to any address the form to be used for the canvass under F4section 9DF5or 10 below;

b

making on one or more occasions house to house inquiries under F3section 9D(5) or 10(5);

c

making contact by such other means as the registration officer thinks appropriate with persons who do not have an entry in a register;

d

inspecting any records held by any person which he is permitted to inspect under or by virtue of any enactment or rule of law;

e

providing training to persons under his direction or control in connection with the carrying out of the duty.

3

Regulations made by the Secretary of State may amend subsection (2) by—

a

varying any of the paragraphs in that subsection;

b

inserting any paragraph;

c

repealing any paragraph.