9ARegistration officers: duty to take necessary steps

1

Each registration officer must take all steps that are necessary for the purpose of complying with his duty to maintain the registers under section 9 above.

2

The steps include—

a

sending more than once to any address the form to be used for the canvass under section 10 below;

b

making on one or more occasions house to house inquiries under subsection (5) of that section;

c

making contact by such other means as the registration officer thinks appropriate with persons who do not have an entry in a register;

d

inspecting any records held by any person which he is permitted to inspect under or by virtue of any enactment or rule of law;

e

providing training to persons under his direction or control in connection with the carrying out of the duty.

3

Regulations made by the Secretary of State may amend subsection (2) by—

a

varying any of the paragraphs in that subsection;

b

inserting any paragraph;

c

repealing any paragraph.