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(1)In the Representation of the People Act 1983 (“RPA 1983”)—
(a)section 9A (duty of registration officers to take necessary steps) extends to Northern Ireland (as well as Great Britain), and
(b)in section 9 (registers of electors), omit subsection (6) (duty of registration officers in Northern Ireland to take reasonable steps).
(2)In consequence of subsection (1)(a), in section 78(2)(a) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (which confined the extent of section 9A of RPA 1983 to Great Britain), for “9” substitute “9(2)”.
(3)Section 9A of RPA 1983 is amended as follows—
(a)in subsection (1), for the words from “for the purpose of securing” to the end substitute “—
(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.”;
(b)in subsection (2)(a), after “section 9D” insert “or 10”;
(c)in subsection (2)(b), for “subsection (5) of that section” substitute “section 9D(5) or 10(5)”.
(4)In Schedule 1 to the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 (application, with modifications, of provisions of RPA 1983 to local elections), in Part 1 (provisions applied), after “Sections 9,” insert “9A,”.
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