SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5Transitional provision to do with Part 1
PART 5Persons with existing registrations by virtue of declarations etc
20Meaning of “relevant person”
1
In this Part of this Schedule “relevant person” means a person who falls within sub-paragraph (2) or (3).
2
A person falls within this sub-paragraph if the person—
a
is for the time being registered in a register in pursuance of a declaration of local connection, a service declaration or an overseas elector’s declaration, and
b
has been registered in pursuance of a declaration of that kind since immediately before the commencement date.
3
A person falls within this sub-paragraph if the person—
a
has for the time being an anonymous entry in a register, and
b
has had such an entry since immediately before the commencement date.
21Relevant person’s first renewal of registration after 3-month transitional period: successful new application required
1
On the first occasion after the transitional period on which a relevant person’s entry in a register comes up for renewal, the person is not entitled to remain registered unless the person has made a successful new application for registration (in addition to complying with any other requirements).
2
“Transitional period” means the period of 3 months beginning with the commencement date.
3
For the purposes of this paragraph, a relevant person’s entry in a register comes up for renewal when an event mentioned in the applicable provision occurs in relation to that entry.
4
“The applicable provision” means—
a
section 7C(2) or 15(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 or section 2(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, or
b
section 9C(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983;
(as applicable).
22Application for absent vote before first renewal of registration after 3-month transitional period: relevant person need not have made successful new application for registration
1
An absent voting application made by a relevant person on or after the commencement date is not to be refused merely because the person has not made a successful new application for registration (but see paragraph 21).
2
“Absent voting application” means an application under paragraph 3(1) or (2) or 4(1) or (2) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000.
23Proxy for relevant person need not have made successful new application for registration until relevant person’s first successful new application for registration
1
The amendment made by section 3 of this Act (read with paragraph 18 above) does not apply in relation to a proxy appointment for a relevant person (or the proxy’s entitlement to vote) until the first occasion on which the relevant person makes a successful new application for registration in the relevant register.
2
In this paragraph—
a
“proxy appointment” means an appointment of a person as proxy under paragraph 6(7) or (8) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (whether made before, on or after the commencement date);
b
“relevant register” means the register which relates to elections of the same kind as those to which the proxy appointment relates.
3
If a proxy appointment ceases to be in force because sub-paragraph (1) ceases to preserve it, the officer must—
a
notify the proxy and the relevant person in the prescribed manner, and
b
take any other prescribed steps.