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The Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001

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SCHEDULE 1ENABLING POWERS

These Regulations are made under the following powers:

(a)sections 10A(7) and (9)(1), 13A(6), 36(3C)(2), 53(3) and 201(1) and (3)(4) of, rule 24(5) of Schedule 1 and Schedule 2(6) to, the Representation of the People Act 1983 (“the 1983 Act”);

(b)sections 3(5), (6) and (7)(7) and 15(5) 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)(8), 9(2)(9), 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, rules 24, 28(3), 29(3A)(10), 32(3) and 45(1B)(11) in Schedule 1 to, and paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 4 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, section 2(3) of the 1985 Act(12);

(e)having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 202(1) of the 1983 Act and paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000, the following provisions in that Schedule, namely, paragraphs 3(1)(b) and (2)(c), 4(1)(b), (2)(c) and (4)(a), 6(7) and (8) and 7(5)(c) and (7);

(f)having regard to the designation(13) of the Secretary of State for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(14) in relation to measures relating to the rights of citizens of the Union to vote at European Parliamentary elections and local government elections in England and Wales, that section 2(2); and

(g)paragraph 2(4)(b) of Schedule 1 to the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1978(15).

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE 2REVOCATIONS

123
Regulations revokedReferencesExtent of revocation
The Representation of the People Regulations 1986S.I. 1986/1081The whole Regulations except regulations 1, 4 and 97 to 100
The Representation of the People (Amendment) Regulations 1990S.I. 1990/520The whole Regulations except regulations 29 to 31
The Representation of the People (Amendment) Regulations 1991S.I. 1991/1198The whole Regulations
The Representation of the People (Amendment) Regulations 1992S.I. 1992/722The whole Regulations
The European Parliamentary Elections (Changes to the Franchise and Qualification of Representatives) Regulations 1994S.I. 1994/342Part I of the Schedule
The Local Government Elections (Changes to the Franchise and Qualification of Members) Regulations 1995S.I. 1995/1948Paragraphs 12 to 16 of Schedule 2
The Representation of the People (Amendment) Regulations 1997S.I. 1997/880The 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 (for use at parliamentary elections)
Form H:Declaration of identity (for use when postal ballots are combined)
Form J:Declaration of identity (for use when a parliamentary poll is combined with another poll but the postal ballots are not combined)
Form K:Statement as to postal ballot papers

Regulation 9(2)

Form A:ELECTOR'S OFFICIAL POLL CARD

Regulation 9(3)

Form B:PROXY'S OFFICIAL POLL CARD

Regulation 10(1)

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

Regulation 10(1)

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

Regulation 57(3)

Form E:PROXY PAPER

Regulation 63(1)

Form F:CERTIFICATE OF EMPLOYMENT

Regulation 66(a)

Form G:DECLARATION OF IDENTITY

Regulation 66(b)

Form H:DECLARATION OF IDENTITY

Regulation 66(c)

Form J:DECLARATION OF IDENTITY

Regulation 91(1)(b)

Form K:STATEMENT AS TO POSTAL BALLOT PAPERS

Regulation 13

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

12
Provision appliedModification
PART I: THE 1983 ACT
Section 4(5) (attainers)(16)
Section 9 (register of electors)(17)

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)(18)

For subsections (1) to (3) substitute:

“(1) 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:

“(4) 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)(19)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 registration)(20)

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)(21)Omit subsection (1)(b).
Section 63 (breach of official duty)(22)

In subsection (3)—

(a)

for paragraphs (a) to (d) substitute:

“(a)any registration officer,”; and

(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)(23)

In paragraph (a) of subsection (1) omit “constituency or” and in paragraph (b) after “of that” insert “part of the”.

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

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

In subsection (7) omit “constituency or”.

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”.
(1)

Sections 10A and 13A were substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

(2)

Section 36(3C) was substituted by section 17 of the 1985 Act.

(3)

Section 53 was amended by Schedule 4 to the 1985 Act and Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

(4)

Section 201(1) was amended by S.I. 1991/1728 and section 201(3) was inserted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

(5)

Rule 24 was substituted by Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act.

(6)

Schedule 2 was amended by Schedules 2 and 4 to the 1985 Act; Schedules 1 and 6 to the 2000 Act; Schedule 16 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19); and section 5 of the Representation of the People Act 1989 (c. 28). Schedule 2 has also been amended by section 9 of the 2000 Act but the amendments are not yet in force.

(7)

Section 3 was substituted by Schedule 2 to the 2000 Act.

(8)

Section 4 was substituted by section 1(2) of the 2000 Act.

(9)

Sections 9, 10A, 13, 13A and 13B were substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

(10)

Rule 29(3A) was inserted by section 13(2) of the 2000 Act.

(11)

Rule 45(1B) was inserted by Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act.

(12)

Section 2 was substituted by Schedule 2 to the 2000 Act.

(13)

The European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/2661).

(16)

Section 4 was substituted by section 1(2) of the 2000 Act.

(17)

Section 9 was substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

(18)

Sections 13 to 13B were substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

(19)

Section 52 was amended by Schedule 4 to the 1985 Act and Schedule 16 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994.

(20)

Section 54 was amended by Schedule 4 to the 1985 Act.

(21)

Section 56 was amended by Schedule 4 to the 1985 Act and Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

(22)

Section 63 was substituted by Schedule 4 to the 1985 Act.

(23)

Section 2 was substituted by Schedule 2 to the 2000 Act.

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