The Representation of the People (England and Wales)(Amendment) Regulations 2002

Amendment of provision about applications

8.—(1) Regulation 26 of the 2001 Regulations (applications for registration) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1) for “shall state” substitute “(“an application for registration”) shall, in addition to the requirements of section 10A(1A) and 13A(2A) of that Act, state”.

(3) For paragraph (1)(g), substitute—

“(g) in the case of an applicant who wishes his name and address to be omitted from the edited version of the register, that request.”

(4) In paragraph (2) for the word “application”, in the first place where it occurs, substitute “declaration”.

(5) In paragraph (3) for “under this regulation” substitute “for registration”.

(6) After paragraph (5) insert—

“(6) Where the registration officer provides the form on which an application for registration is made, the form of words in Part II of the Schedule to the Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 or a form of words to the same effect, must form part of the application form.

(7) Where an application for registration is made otherwise than on a form provided by the registration officer, that officer must, on or before the determination of the application, send to the applicant the form of words referred to in paragraph (6) above and must, at the same time, inform the applicant, in writing, that he may, before the end of the period of 21 days, starting with the day on which the officer sends that form of words to the applicant, make a request, in writing, to the registration officer that he wishes his name and address to be excluded from the edited version of the register.

(8) Where an applicant does not reply to the registration officer within the period of 21 days mentioned in paragraph (7), the registration officer shall assume that the applicant does not request that his name and address be excluded from the edited version of the register.

(9) Where an applicant does reply to the registration officer within the period of 21 days mentioned in paragraph (7) and in his response requests that his name and address be excluded from the edited version register, that request shall be treated as part of the application for registration.”