PART 1

Individual electoral registration in Great Britain

Consulting Electoral Commission about proposals under section 7
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1
If the Secretary of State consults the Electoral Commission about a proposal to make an order under section 7, the Commission must prepare a report assessing—
a
the extent to which the objective in subsection (2) is met,
b
the extent to which the objective would be met if the order were made, and
c
the merits of alternative ways of achieving the objective.
2
The objective is to assist 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.
3
The Electoral Commission must give a copy of the report to the Secretary of State by the specified date.
4
The “specified date” means a date to be specified by the Secretary of State and the date must not be before the end of the period of 3 months beginning with the day on which the Commission is consulted.
5
A registration officer in Great Britain must comply with any request made by the Electoral Commission for information that it reasonably requires in connection with the preparation of a report under this section.
6
When a draft of a statutory instrument containing an order under section 7 is laid before Parliament (see section 11), it must be accompanied by a report under this section, unless the instrument contains provision only for the purpose of reinstating the duty to conduct a canvass as mentioned in section 7(3).
S. 8 in force at 15.9.2014 for N.I. by S.I. 2014/2439, art. 2(f)
S. 8 in force at 10.6.2014 for E.W. and 19.9.2014 for S. by S.I. 2014/414, art. 5(g)
Words in s. 8(1) substituted (8.12.2021) by The Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1265), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 23(2)(b) (with art. 12)
Words in s. 8(3) substituted (8.12.2021) by The Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1265), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 23(2)(b) (with art. 12)
Words in s. 8(4) substituted (8.12.2021) by The Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1265), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 23(2)(b) (with art. 12)