5 Disabled voters
(1)
In Schedule 1 to the 1983 Act (parliamentary elections rules), rule 39 (voting by persons with disabilities) is amended as follows.
(2)
In paragraph (2), for “If” there is substituted “
Subject to paragraph (2A) below, if
”
.
(3)
After paragraph (2) there is inserted—
“(2A)
Paragraphs (1A) to (1G) of rule 37 shall apply in the case of a voter who applies under paragraph (1) above as they apply in the case of a voter who applies under rule 37(1), but reading references to delivering a ballot paper to a voter as references to granting a voter’s application.”.