SCHEDULE 1ENABLING POWERS

These Regulations are made under the following powers:

a

sections 10A(7) and (9)52, 13A(6), 5353 and 201(1) and (3)54 of, rule 2455 of Schedule 1 and Schedule 256 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983 (“the 1983 Act”);

b

sections 3(5), (6) and (7)57 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (“the 1985 Act”);

c

having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 202(1) of the 1983 Act, sections 4(4)58, 9(2)59, 10A(1), (3), (6) and (7), 13(3), 13A(2), 13B(3), 14(1), 16, 56(1) and (5), 75(3) and 89(1) of, and rules 24, 28(3), 29(3A)60 and 32(3) in Schedule 1 to, that Act;

d

having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 202(1) of the 1983 Act and section 27(2) of the 1985 Act, sections 2(3), 6(1) and (5), 7(1) and (3), 8(6) and (7) and 9(4), (7) and (8) of the 1985 Act61;

e

having regard to the designation62 of the Secretary of State for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 197263 in relation to measures relating to the rights of citizens of the Union to vote at European Parliamentary elections and local elections in Northern Ireland, that section 2(2); and

f

paragraph 2(4)(b) of Schedule 1 to the European Parliamentary Elections Act 197864.

In the case of sections 4 to 56 of the 1983 Act, the provisions cited include those provisions as applied with modifications by section 2(1) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 198965.

SCHEDULE 2REVOCATIONS

Regulation 2

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Regulations revoked

References

Extent of revocation

The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1986

S.I. 1986/1091

The whole Regulations

The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 1989

S.I. 1989/1304

The whole Regulations

The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 1990

S.I. 1990/561

The whole Regulations

The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Variation of Specified Documents and Amendment) Regulations 1991

S.I. 1991/1674

The whole Regulations

The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 1992

S.I. 1992/832

The whole Regulations

The European Parliamentary Elections (Changes to the Franchise and Qualification of Representatives) Regulations 1994

S.I. 1994/342

Part III of the Schedule

The Local Government Elections (Changes to the Franchise and Qualification of Members) Regulations 1995

S.I. 1995/1948

Paragraphs 23 to 26 of Schedule 2

The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 1997

S.I. 1997/967

The whole Regulations

The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 1998

S.I. 1998/2870

The whole Regulations

SCHEDULE 3FORMSARRANGEMENT OF FORMS

Form A:

Elector’s official poll card

Form B:

Proxy’s official poll card

Form C:

Return of expenses required by section 75 of the 1983 Act

Form D:

Declaration as to expenses required by section 75 of the 1983 Act

Form E:

Proxy paper

Form F:

Certificate of employment

Form G:

Declaration of identity

Form H:

Statement as to postal ballot papers

Form A:ELECTOR'S OFFICIAL POLL CARD

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Form B:PROXY'S OFFICIAL POLL CARD

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Form C:RETURN OF EXPENSES REQUIRED BY SECTION 75 OF THE 1983 ACT

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Form D:DECLARATION AS TO EXPENSES REQUIRED BY SECTION 75 OF THE 1983 ACT

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Form E:PROXY PAPER

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Form F:CERTIFICATE OF EMPLOYMENT

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Form G:DECLARATION OF IDENTITY

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Form H:STATEMENT AS TO POSTAL BALLOT PAPERS

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SCHEDULE 4APPLICATION WITH MODIFICATIONS OF PROVISIONS OF THE 1983 AND 1985 ACTS FOR REGISTRATION OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY OVERSEAS ELECTORS

Regulation 13

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Provision applied

Modification

PART I: THE 1983 ACT

Section 4(5) (attainers)66

Section 9 (register of electors)67

In subsection (1)(a) omit “for each constituency or part of a constituency”.

Omit subsection (2)(b).

Omit subsections (5) to (8).

Section 13 (publication of registers)68

For subsections (1) to (3) substitute:

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Where a register under section 3 of the 1985 Act is in force, a revised version of it shall be published when a revised version of the registers of parliamentary and local government electors is published under this section as it has effect for the purposes of such registers.

Section 13A (alteration of registers)

Section 13B (alteration of register: pending elections)

For subsection (4) substitute:

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This section applies to elections to the European Parliament.

Section 50 (effect of misdescription)

For paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) substitute “in the register”.

Section 52 (discharge of registration duties)69

In subsections (1) and (4) after the word “Act” insert “and regulation 13 of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001”.

Section 54 (payment of expenses of registration70

In subsection (1) after the word “Act” in the first place where it occurs, insert “and regulation 13 of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001”.

Omit subsection (3).

Section 56 (registration appeals: England and Wales)71

Omit subsection (1)(b).

Section 58 (registration appeals: Northern Ireland)72

Section 63 (breach of official duty)73

In subsection (3)—

  1. a

    for paragraphs (a) to (d) substitute:

    a

    any registration officer,

  2. b

    for the words from “relating to” to the end of the subsection substitute “relating to the registration of European Parliamentary overseas electors”.

PART II: THE 1985 ACT

Section 2 (registration of British citizens overseas)74

In subsection 1(a) omit “constituency or”.

In paragraph (c) of subsection (2) for the words from “parliamentary” to the end of that paragraph, substitute “local electors”.

In subsection (4) for “section 1” substitute “section 3”.

In subsection (7) for “any constituency or part of a constituency” substitute “the electoral region”.

In subsection (8) for “section 1(1)(a)” substitute “section 3(1)(a)”.

In section 12 (offences as to declarations etc), subsections (1), (2) and (4)

In subsection (1)(a) for the word “parliamentary” substitute “European Parliamentary”.