C2C3C4C6C5C7C8C9C10 Part I Parliamentary and Local Government Franchise and its Exercise

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Registration of parliamentary and local government electors

8 Registration officers.

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For the registration of electors there shall be electoral registration officers (in this Act referred to as “registration officers”).

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In England F1. . .—

a

the council of every district and London borough shall appoint an officer of the council to be registration officer for any constituency or part of a constituency coterminous with or situated in the district or borough, and

F4b

in relation to any constituency part of which consists of some or all of the area of the City and the Inner and Middle Temples, the Common Council shall appoint an officer to be registration officer for that part of the constituency.

F22A

In Wales, the council of every county or county borough shall appoint an officer of the council to be registration officer for any constituency or part of a constituency coterminous with or situated in the area of the council.

F33

In Scotland, every local authority shall appoint an officer of the authority for their area or for any adjoining area, or an officer appointed by any combination of local authorities, to be registration officer for any constituency or part of a constituency which is situated within their area.

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In Northern Ireland, the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland is the registration officer for each constituency.