he is satisfied that the applicant is or will be registered in the register of parliamentary electors, local government electors or both (as the case may be), and

the application F1contains the applicant's signature and date of birth and meets the prescribed requirements F16and, in the case of an application to vote by post at local government elections in Scotland or Wales for a particular period, specifies the period.

the period ending with the third 31 January following the date on which the application is granted, or

any shorter period specified in the application.

the period ending with the 1 November until which, by virtue of section 1D(1)(a) or (3)(a) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, the person is entitled to remain registered in that register, or

any shorter period specified in the application.

he is satisfied that the applicant is eligible to vote by proxy at elections to which the application relates,

he is satisfied that the applicant is or will be registered in the register of parliamentary electors, local government electors or both (as the case may be), and

the application F2contains the applicant's signature and date of birth and meets the prescribed requirements.

if he is or will be registered as a service voter,

if he has an anonymous entry in the register of electors for the election,

if he cannot reasonably be expected to go in person to that polling station by reason of the general nature of his occupation, service or employment or that of F6his spouse or civil partner, or by reason of his attendance on a course provided by an educational institution or that of F6his spouse or civil partner,F11or

if he cannot go in person from his qualifying address to that polling station without making a journey by air or sea, F12or

in the case of local government elections in Scotland, if the person is a person to whom section 3(1A) of the 1983 Act (exception to disenfranchisement for offenders sentenced to term not exceeding 12 months) applies,

in the case of those who may vote by post at parliamentary elections or at local government elections in England (or both), the period for which they may do so,

in the case of those who may vote by post, the addresses provided by them in their applications as the addresses to which their ballot papers are to be sent, and

in the case of those who may vote by proxy, the names and addresses of those appointed as their proxies.

if he applies to the registration officer to be removed,

in the case of a person who is eligible to vote by proxy by virtue of having an anonymous entry, if he ceases to have an anonymous entry,

in the case of any person shown in the record as voting by proxy, if the registration officer gives notice that he has reason to believe there has been a material change of circumstances, F22...

in the case of a person shown in the record as voting by post at parliamentary elections or at local government elections in England (or both), once the period for which the person is entitled to vote by post at elections of the kind in question has expired, or

in the case of a person who applied to vote by post F23at local government elections in Scotland or Wales for a particular period, F24or who applied to vote by proxy for a particular period, once that period has expired.

to provide a signature because of any disability the applicant has,

to provide a signature because the applicant is unable to read or write, or

to sign in a consistent and distinctive way because of any such disability or inability.

their dates of birth;

except in cases where the registration officer in pursuance of sub-paragraph (8) has dispensed with the requirement to provide a signature, their signatures.