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Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (c. 6) xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"	Electoral Registration and Administration Act 20132013 CHAPTER 6An Act to make provision about the registration of electors and the administration and conduct of elections; and to amend section 3(2)(a) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986.[31st January 2013]Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
PART 1Individual electoral registration in Great Britain1Individual registration(1)After section 10ZB of the Representation of the People Act 1983 insert—
“10ZCRegistration of electors in Great Britain(1)A registration officer in Great Britain must enter a person (“P”) in a register maintained by the officer if—
2Applications for registration and verification of entitlement etc(1)Schedule 2 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 (provisions which may be contained in regulations as to registration etc) is amended as follows.
3Proxies to be registered electorsIn paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (absent voting in Great Britain), for sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) substitute—
4Annual canvassAfter section 9C of the Representation of the People Act 1983 insert—
“9DMaintenance of registers: duty to conduct canvass in Great Britain(1)Each registration officer in Great Britain must conduct an annual canvass in relation to the area for which the officer acts.
5Invitations to register(1)After section 9D of the Representation of the People Act 1983 insert—
“9EMaintenance of registers: invitations to register in Great Britain(1)A registration officer in Great Britain must give a person an invitation to apply for registration in a register maintained by the officer if—
6Amendment of Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986(1)In section 3(2)(a) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 (timing of Boundary Commission reports), for “before 1st October 2013” substitute “before 1st October 2018 but not before 1st September 2018”.
7Power to amend or abolish the annual canvass(1)The Minister may by order make provision for the purposes of assisting registration officers in Great Britain to ascertain—
8Consulting Electoral Commission about proposals under section 7(1)If the Minister consults the Electoral Commission about a proposal to make an order under section 7, the Commission must prepare a report assessing—
9Piloting of changes to the annual canvass(1)An order under section 7 may be made so as to have effect in relation to a specified period.
10Piloting registration provisions(1)The Minister may by order make provision for the purpose of testing, for a specified period and in relation to a specified area, how the changes made by any registration provision work in practice.
11Orders under Part 1(1)An order under this Part is to be made by statutory instrument.
12Interpretation of Part 1In this Part—
13Amendments and transitional provision(1)Schedule 4 contains amendments to do with this Part.
PART 2Administration and conduct of elections etc14Extension of timetable for parliamentary elections(1)In section 3(1) of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (Parliament to be dissolved on 17th working day before polling day), for “17th” substitute “25th”.
15Timing of parish and community council elections in England and Wales(1)Section 16 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (postponement of parish and community council elections in England and Wales) is repealed.
16Alteration of electoral registers: pending elections(1)The Representation of the People Act 1983 is amended as follows.
“13ABAlteration of registers: interim publication dates(1)Subsections (2) and (3) apply in relation to an interim publication date where—
17Review of polling districts and places in Great BritainIn section 18C of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (review of polling districts and places), for subsections (1) to (5) substitute—
18Inadequate performance of returning officer: reduction of charges(1)In section 29(3) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (payments by and to a returning officer) at the beginning insert “Subject to section 29A,”.
“29AInadequate performance of returning officer: reduction of charges(1)This section applies to a service rendered by a returning officer for or in connection with a parliamentary election in Great Britain which, in the opinion of the Electoral Commission, was inadequately performed.
19Voters waiting at polling station at close of poll(1)Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 (parliamentary election rules) is amended as follows.
20Use of emblems on ballot papers(1)Rule 19 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 (ballot papers for parliamentary elections) is amended as follows.
21Community support officers(1)In Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 (parliamentary elections rules), in rule 31 (notification of requirement of secrecy), make the existing provision paragraph (1) and after that paragraph insert—
22Notification of rejected postal vote(1)In Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (absent voting in Great Britain), after paragraph 7D insert—
“Notification of rejected postal vote7E(1)Regulations may make provision as to circumstances in which, following the close of the poll at a parliamentary or local government election, a registration officer must—
Regulations under paragraph 7E in relation to local government elections in Scotland7F(1)The power to make regulations under paragraph 7E in relation to local government elections in Scotland is exercisable by the Scottish Ministers.
23Repeal of powers to establish co-ordinated on-line record of electors(1)Part 1 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (co-ordinated on-line record of electors) is repealed.
Short titleExtent of repealRepresentation of the People Act 1983In section 10ZB—
(a)in subsection (5), paragraph (b) and the “or” before it;
Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000Section 20A.Electoral Administration Act 2006 Section 77(1)(a) to (g).Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006In Schedule 4, paragraph 8.Political Parties and Elections Act 2009Sections 28 and 29.PART 3Final provisions24Financial provisions(1)There is to be paid out of money provided by Parliament—
25Meaning of “the Minister” etc(1)In this Act “the Minister” means the Lord President of the Council or the Secretary of State.
26ExtentAn amendment or repeal made by this Act has the same extent as the enactment (or part of an enactment) amended or repealed.
27Commencement(1)Subject as follows, Parts 1 and 2 of this Act come into force on such day as the Minister may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.
28Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013.
SCHEDULESSection 1SCHEDULE 1Register of electors: alterations and removal1After section 10ZC of the Representation of the People Act 1983 insert—“10ZDRegistration of electors in Great Britain: alterations(1)A registration officer in Great Britain must alter the name or address in respect of which a person (“P”) is registered in a register maintained by the officer if—
10ZERemoval of electors in Great Britain from register(1)Where a person is entered in a register in respect of an address in Great Britain, the person is entitled to remain registered until the registration officer concerned determines that—
(c)the person was registered as the result of an application under section 10ZC made by some other person or the person’s entry has been altered as the result of an application under section 10ZD made by some other person.
(2)Where a person’s entitlement to remain registered terminates by virtue of subsection (1), the officer must remove the person’s entry from the register.
(a)receives an objection to a person’s registration in a register maintained by the officer, or
(b)otherwise becomes aware of information that causes the officer to suspect that a condition in subsection (1)(a) to (c) may be met in relation to a person’s entry in such a register.
(a)applies only if the objection to the person’s registration is made in accordance with the prescribed requirements by someone whose name appears in the register, and
(b)declarations of local connection, service declarations or overseas electors’ declarations.
2(1)Registration officers in Great Britain must have regard to any guidance given by the Minister about the determination of applications under section 10ZD of the Representation of the People Act 1983.
(2)The guidance that may be given includes guidance about the process for determining whether the conditions in subsection (1) of that section are met and the relative weight to be given to different kinds of evidence.
3In section 13A(1)(d) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (alteration of registers to correct clerical errors), at the end insert “or, in the case of a registration officer in Great Britain, determines that the register contains any information that is incorrect.”Section 2SCHEDULE 2Sharing and checking information etc1Schedule 2 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 (provisions which may be contained in regulations as to registration etc) is amended as follows.2After paragraph 1 insert—“1A(1)Provision authorising or requiring a person to disclose information to another person for the purpose of assisting a registration officer in Great Britain—
3After paragraph 8B (inserted by section 2) insert—“8C(1)Provision requiring the retention or disposal, or otherwise regulating the processing, of—
4In paragraph 13, after sub-paragraph (1ZA) insert—“(1ZB)Provision making it an offence, in prescribed circumstances, for a person to process information in breach of provision made under paragraph 1A(3)(e) or (f) or 8C.
5In section 53 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (power to make regulations as to registration etc), after subsection (4) insert—“(5)Before making regulations containing provision under paragraph 1A of Schedule 2, or paragraph 13(1ZB) of that Schedule so far as relating to that paragraph, the Secretary of State must consult—
Section 5SCHEDULE 3Civil penalty for failing to make application when required by registration officer In the Representation of the People Act 1983, before Schedule A1 insert—
Section 9E“SCHEDULE ZA1Civil penalties under section 9EIntroduction1This Schedule is about civil penalties under section 9E.
Amount2The amount of a civil penalty is to be specified in regulations.
Procedure3(1)The procedure for imposing a civil penalty on a person is to be set out in regulations.
4Regulations may specify steps that a registration officer must take before imposing a civil penalty.Reviews and appeals5(1)Regulations may give a person on whom a civil penalty is imposed—
Power to create exceptions6Regulations may specify circumstances in which—
Accounts and record keeping7Regulations may impose duties on registration officers about the keeping of accounts and other records in connection with civil penalties.
Interest and enforcement etc.8Regulations may—
9In this Schedule “civil penalty” includes any interest or additional penalty.10Regulations may make provision about the recovery of civil penalties by registration officers.11A civil penalty received by a registration officer is to be paid into the Consolidated Fund.Power to make further provision12Regulations may make further provision about civil penalties.”
Section 13SCHEDULE 4Amendments to do with Part 1Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2)1The Representation of the People Act 1983 is amended as follows.
2In section 7 (residence: patients in mental hospitals who are not detained offenders or on remand), in subsection (3), after paragraph (aa) insert—“(ab)the registration officer determines in accordance with regulations that the person was registered as the result of an application under section 10ZC made by some other person or that the person’s entry has been altered as the result of an application under section 10ZD made by some other person, or”.
3In section 7A (residence: persons remanded in custody etc), in subsection (3), after paragraph (aa) insert—“(ab)the registration officer determines in accordance with regulations that the person was registered as the result of an application under section 10ZC made by some other person or that the person’s entry has been altered as the result of an application under section 10ZD made by some other person, or”.
4In section 7C (effect of declaration of local connection), in subsection (2), after paragraph (aa) insert—“(ab)the registration officer determines in accordance with regulations that the person was registered as the result of an application under section 10ZC made by some other person or that the person’s entry has been altered as the result of an application under section 10ZD made by some other person,”.
5In section 9 (registers of electors), in subsection (2)—(a)for the words from the beginning to “register” substitute “Subject to any other provision of this Act, each register”;
6(1)Section 9A (registration officers: duty to take necessary steps) is amended as follows.
(2)At the end of subsection (1) insert “and for the purpose of securing that, so far as is reasonably practicable, persons who are entitled to be registered in a register (and no others) are registered in it”.
(3)In subsection (2)(a), for “section 10” substitute “section 9D”.
7(1)Section 9B (anonymous registration) is amended as follows.
(2)A registration officer who receives an application for an anonymous entry must determine whether the safety test is satisfied (unless, in the case of an application under subsection (1)(a), the person’s application for registration has been rejected otherwise than by virtue of this section).”
(3)In subsection (5), after “a person” insert “as the result of an application under subsection (1)(a)”.
“(6)If a person makes an application under subsection (1)(a) and the registration officer determines that the safety test is not satisfied, no entry is to be made in the register as a result of the person’s application under section 10ZC (whether an anonymous entry or otherwise).”
8(1)Section 9C (removal of anonymous entries) is amended as follows.
9(1)Section 10 (maintenance of the registers: duty to conduct canvass) is amended as follows.
(a)after “canvass” insert “under this section”;
(b)omit paragraph (c) and the “or” before it.
(7)In subsection (5), for “a registration officer” substitute “under this section the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland”.
(8)In subsection (6), for “a registration officer” substitute “under this section the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland”.
(9)In the heading, after “canvass” insert “in Northern Ireland”.
10(1)Section 10A (maintenance of the registers: registration of electors) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1), for “A registration officer” substitute “The Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland”.
(a)for “A registration officer” substitute “The Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland”;
(b)after “registration” insert “in Northern Ireland”.
(5)Omit subsection (3B).
(6)In subsection (4), before “asking” insert “in Northern Ireland”.
(a)after “in respect of any address” insert “in Northern Ireland”;
(b)for “the registration officer concerned” substitute “the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland”;
(c)for “the registration officer is” substitute “the Officer is”.
(8)In subsection (5A)(b), for “the registration officer” substitute “the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland”.
(9)In subsection (5B), for “A registration officer” substitute “The Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland”.
(10)In subsection (6), for “the registration officer concerned” substitute “the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland”.
(11)In subsection (7), for “a registration officer” substitute “the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland”.
(12)In the heading, after “electors” insert “in Northern Ireland”.
11(1)Section 13 (publication of registers) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (2)(b), after “13A(3)” insert “or (3A)”.
(3)In subsection (5)(b), for “13BB” substitute “13BA”.
12(1)Section 13A (alteration of registers) is amended as follows.
(zb)is required by section 10ZD(1) to alter a person’s entry in the register;”;
(b)in paragraph (a), after “registration” insert “in Northern Ireland”.
(4)In subsection (5), for “13B or 13BA below or section 13BB below” substitute “section 13B or section 13BA below”.
13In section 13B (alteration of registers in Great Britain: pending elections), in subsection (2)(a), for “paragraphs (a) to (d)” substitute “paragraphs (za), (zb), (b), (c) and (d)”.14Omit section 13BB (election falling within canvass period).15In section 15 (service declaration), in subsection (2), after paragraph (aa) insert—“(ab)the registration officer determines in accordance with regulations that the person was registered as the result of an application under section 10ZC made by some other person or that the person’s entry has been altered as the result of an application under section 10ZD made by some other person,”.
16(1)Section 49 (effect of registers) is amended as follows.
(a)in paragraph (b), for the words from “is not” to “was not” substitute “is not or was not at any particular time”;
(b)in paragraph (c), for the words from “is, or” to “was,” substitute “is or was at any particular time”.
17In section 54(1) (payment of expenses of registration), after “under this Act” insert “or the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013”.18In section 56(1) (registration appeals: England and Wales), for paragraphs (a) and (aa) substitute—“(a)from any decision of a registration officer not to register a person following an application under section 10ZC,
(azd)from any decision of a registration officer under section 10ZE, or any other provision of this Act, as a result of which a person’s entitlement to remain registered terminates,
19In section 62 (offences as to declarations), in subsection (1A), for “section 9B(1)(b)” substitute “section 9B(1A)(a)”.20(1)Schedule 2 (provisions which may be contained in regulations as to registration etc) is amended as follows.
(a)in sub-paragraph (2), after “authorising” insert “or requiring”;
(i)for “so required” substitute “by virtue of regulations under sub-paragraph (2) required”;
(ii)after “so registered” insert “or to determine whether the person is the person who made the application under section 10ZC or 10ZD”.
(4)In paragraph 3A (regulations as to form and content of applications for registration etc), after “registration” insert “in Northern Ireland”.
(3)Examples of the steps that a registration officer may be authorised or required to take under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) include writing to the person or visiting the person’s address to speak to the person.”
(6)In paragraph 5(2) (provision as to evidence of age or nationality which may be required), after “required” insert “by the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland”.
Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50)21In section 2 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (registration of British citizens overseas), in subsection (2), after paragraph (aa) insert—
“(ab)the registration officer determines in accordance with regulations that the person was registered as the result of an application under section 10ZC of the principal Act made by some other person or that the person’s entry has been altered as the result of an application under section 10ZD of that Act made by some other person,”.
Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2)22In Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (registration: amendments of Representation of the People Act 1983), omit paragraph 12(3) and (4).
Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22)23In Schedule 1 to the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (amendments), omit paragraphs 4(2), 5 and 6(2).
Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (c. 12)24In the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 the following are repealed—
Section 13SCHEDULE 5Transitional provision to do with Part 1PART 1IntroductionApplications for registration etc made before commencement1The amendments made by Part 1 of this Act do not apply in relation to an application made before the commencement date (even if it is determined later).
Meaning of “commencement date”2In this Schedule “commencement date” means the date appointed for sections 1 and 4 and Schedule 1 to come fully into force.
Meaning of “new application for registration” and “successful” new application3(1)For the purposes of this Schedule, a person (“P”) makes a “new application for registration” in a register maintained by a registration officer in Great Britain if—
(b)in the case of an application within sub-paragraph (1)(b), if the officer determines that P’s entry in the register is to be altered.
Checking of old entries and meaning of “confirmation” of entitlement to remain registered4(1)The Minister may by order require a registration officer in Great Britain to take specified steps to check whether each person who has an entry in a register maintained by the officer is entitled to remain registered.
(2)For the purposes of this Schedule a person’s entitlement to remain registered has been “confirmed” if, having taken steps in accordance with an order under sub-paragraph (1), the registration officer is satisfied that there is evidence of a kind specified in the order to support the person’s entitlement to be registered.
(3)An order under this paragraph may make further provision about checking or confirming a person’s entitlement to remain registered, including—
(c)provision requiring a registration officer who has confirmed a person’s entitlement, to notify that person in a specified manner and within a specified period;
(a)the person’s entry in the register was carried forward on the conclusion of the final old canvass (see paragraph 5(2)),
PART 2Removal of existing registrations by end of the third new canvassRemoval of certain existing registrations after the first new canvass5(1)A registration officer in Great Britain must, immediately before the publication of a register following the first new canvass, remove the entry of a person (“P”) if—
(a)P’s entry was carried forward on the conclusion of the final old canvass,
(2)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), P’s entry on the register was carried forward on the conclusion of the final old canvass if—
(a)P’s entitlement to remain registered in the register terminated on the conclusion of the final old canvass by virtue of section 10A(5)(a) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, but
(b)in accordance with regulations under section 10A(7) of that Act, P’s entry was not removed from the register.
Removal of existing registrations after the third new canvass6A registration officer in Great Britain must, immediately before the publication of a register following the third new canvass, remove the entry of any person who has neither—
This Part not to apply to persons within Part 5 or 6 below7In this Part of this Schedule, references to a person who has an entry in a register do not include a person who is a relevant person for the purposes of Part 5 or 6 of this Schedule.
PART 3Encouraging new applicationsRegistration officers to invite applications in year of first new canvass from those with existing registrations8(1)A registration officer in Great Britain must, within a prescribed period, give an invitation to make a new application for registration in a register maintained by the officer to each person who—
Powers to delay canvasses and timing of canvasses9(1)The Minister may by order—
Canvass forms need not be supplied to addresses to which invitations supplied10(1)At the first new canvass, a registration officer is not required to supply a canvass form to an address if the officer thinks that it is unnecessary to do so and—
(c)a person is registered in respect of the address in a register maintained by the officer and the person’s entitlement to remain registered in the register has been confirmed.
Registration officers to invite applications in year of second new canvass from those with existing registrations11(1)A registration officer in Great Britain must, on or as soon as reasonably practicable after the relevant date, give a person an invitation to make a new application for registration in a register maintained by the officer if the person—
(a)the date on which, at the second new canvass, a canvass form is completed and returned in respect of the address to which the person’s entry in the register relates;
Invitations under paragraph 8 or 11 and power to require application following invitation12The Minister may by order make provision in connection with invitations under paragraph 8 or 11, including provision of the kind mentioned in—
13(1)A registration officer who gives a person an invitation under paragraph 8 or 11 may subsequently require the person to make an application for registration by a specified date.
Power to require additional information on poll cards at 2014 European Parliamentary election14Regulations under section 7(1) of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 may include provision for the purpose of requiring a poll card to be used at the 2014 European Parliamentary general election to include information relating to changes made by Part 1 of this Act.
Certain provisions of this Part not to apply to persons within Part 5 or 6 below15In this Part of this Schedule, references to a person who has an entry in a register do not include a person who is a relevant person for the purposes of Part 5 or 6 of this Schedule.
PART 4Absent votingApplicant for absent vote must have made successful new application for registration or had registration confirmed16(1)For the purposes of an absent voting application made on or after the commencement date, a person is to be regarded as registered in a register in Great Britain only if the person—
Entitlement to absent vote ceases after first new canvass if no successful new application for registration or confirmation of registration17(1)Sub-paragraph (2) applies if, on the day on which a registration officer in Great Britain publishes a register following the first new canvass—
(a)a person is shown in the absent voters’ record as the result of an application made in reliance on the person’s registration in the register, and
(2)The officer must remove the person’s entry from the absent voters’ record so far as the entry concerns elections of the kind to which the register relates.
(3)“Absent voters’ record” means the record kept under paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000.
(a)a person is shown in an absent voters’ list as the result of an application made in reliance on the person’s registration in the register, and
(5)The officer must remove the person’s entry from the absent voters’ list.
(6)“Absent voters’ list” means the list mentioned in paragraph 5(2) or (3) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000.
(7)If a registration officer removes a person’s entry from an absent voters’ record or list, the officer must—
Proxies to have made successful new application for registration or had registration confirmed18A person is to be regarded as registered in a register in Great Britain for the purposes of paragraph 6(3) or (3A) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (as substituted by section 3 of this Act) only if the person—
Proxy for existing absent voter need not have made successful new application for registration or had registration confirmed until after first new canvass19(1)The amendment made by section 3 (read with paragraph 18 above) does not apply in relation to a proxy appointment for an existing absent voter (or the proxy’s entitlement to vote) until the registration officer who made the appointment publishes the relevant register following the first new canvass.
PART 5Persons with existing registrations by virtue of declarations etcMeaning of “relevant person”20(1)In this Part of this Schedule “relevant person” means a person who falls within sub-paragraph (2) or (3).
(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
Relevant person’s first renewal of registration after 3-month transitional period: successful new application required21(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).
(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.
Application for absent vote before first renewal of registration after 3-month transitional period: relevant person need not have made successful new application for registration22(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).
Proxy for relevant person need not have made successful new application for registration until relevant person’s first successful new application for registration23(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.
PART 6Persons with existing registrations by virtue of section 7(2) or 7A(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983Meaning of “relevant person”24In this Part of this Schedule “relevant person” means a person who—
Amendments not to apply to application made by relevant person before first renewal of registration after 3-month transitional period25(1)The amendments made by Part 1 of this Act do not apply to an application made by a relevant person by virtue of section 7(4) or 7A(4) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 in relation to a case where the person’s entry in a register comes up for renewal during the transitional period.
(3)For the purposes of this paragraph, a relevant person’s entry in a register comes up for renewal when an event mentioned in section 7(3) or 7A(3) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 occurs in relation to that entry.
Application for absent vote before first renewal of registration after 3-month transitional period: relevant person need not have made successful new application for registration26(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 25).
Proxy for relevant person need not have made successful new application for registration until relevant person’s first successful new application for registration27(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.
PART 7SupplementaryPower to bring forward effect of paragraph 628(1)The Minister may by order provide for paragraph 6 to have effect as if the reference to the third new canvass were a reference to the second new canvass.
Power to make supplementary provision29The Minister may by order make provision for supplementing, or provision incidental to, the provision made by this Schedule.
Interpretation of this Schedule30(1)In this Schedule—
(b)by leaving it at the person’s address, or