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Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013

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All reference to 'Parts' and 'sections' are from the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013. For other versions of these Explanatory Notes, see More Resources.

  1. Introduction

  2. Background and Summary

  3. Territorial Extent

  4. Commentary on Sections

    1. Part 1 Individual Electoral Registration in Great Britain

      1. Section 1: Individual registration

      2. Section 2: Verification of entitlement etc

      3. Section 3: Proxies to be registered electors

      4. Section 4: Annual canvass

      5. Section 5: Invitations to register

      6. Section 6 Amendment of Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986

      7. Section 7: Power to amend or abolish the annual canvass

      8. Section 8: Consulting Electoral Commission about proposals under section 7

      9. Section 9: Piloting changes to annual canvass

      10. Section 10: Piloting registration provisions

      11. Section 11: Orders under Part 1

      12. Section 12: Interpretation of Part 1

      13. Section 13: Amendments and transitional provision

    2. Part 2: Administration and Conduct of Elections etc

      1. Section 14: Extension of timetable for Parliamentary elections

      2. Section 15: Timing of parish and community council elections in England and Wales

      3. Section 16: Alteration of electoral registers: pending elections

      4. Section 17: Review of polling districts and places in Great Britain

      5. Section 18: Inadequate performance of returning officers: reduction of charges

      6. Section 19: Voters waiting at polling station at close of poll

      7. Section 20: Use of emblems on ballot papers

      8. Section 21: Community support officers

      9. Section 22: Notification of rejected postal vote

      10. Section 23: Repeal of powers to establish co-ordinated on-line record of electors

    3. Part 3: Final Provisions

      1. Section 26: Extent

      2. Section 27: Commencement

    4. Schedules

      1. Schedule 1: Register of electors: alterations and removal

      2. Schedule 2: Sharing and checking information

      3. Schedule 3: Civil penalty for failing to make application when required by registration officer

      4. Schedule 4: Amendments to do with Part 1

      5. Schedule 5: Transitional provision to do with Part 1

        1. Part 1: Introduction

        2. Part 2: Removal of existing registrations by end of the third new canvass

        3. Part 3: Encouraging new applications

        4. Part 4: Absent voting

        5. Part 5: Persons with existing registrations by virtue of declarations etc

        6. Part 6: Persons with existing registrations by virtue of section 7(2) or 7A(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983

        7. Part 7: Supplementary

  5. Commencement

  6. Hansard References

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