PART 1

Individual electoral registration in Great Britain

Power to amend or abolish the annual canvass
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1
The Minister may by order make provision for the purposes of assisting registration officers in Great Britain to ascertain—
a
the names and addresses of persons who are not registered in a register but who are entitled to be registered;
b
those persons who are registered in a register but who are not entitled to be registered.
2
The Minister may by order—
a
modify section 9D of the Representation of the People Act 1983 or any other provision relating to a canvass under that section;
b
abolish the duty to conduct a canvass under that section.
3
If the duty to conduct a canvass is abolished, the provision that may be made under subsection (1) includes provision reinstating the duty.
4
An order under this section may create offences punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
5
An order under this section may confer power to make subordinate legislation and, if it does so, must provide—
a
that the subordinate legislation is to be made by statutory instrument, and
b
that the instrument may not be made unless a draft of it has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.