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51.—(1) An application under Schedule 4 must comply with the requirements of this regulation and such further requirements in this Part of these Regulations as are relevant to the application.
(2) The application must state—
(a)the full name of the applicant;
(b)the address in respect of which the applicant is or will be registered in the register except in the case of an application under paragraph 7(4) or (7) of Schedule 4;
(c)in the case of such an application, the proxy’s address, together with the name of the elector for whom he will act as proxy and the elector’s address for the purposes of sub-paragraph (b) above;
(d)in the case of a person applying to vote by post, the address to which the ballot paper should be sent, and
(e)in the case of an application to vote by proxy, the grounds on which the elector claims to be entitled to an absent vote.
(3) The application shall be made in writing and be signed and dated by the applicant.
(4) An application under Schedule 4 which is made for an indefinite period or the period specified in the application must state-
(a)that it is so made, and
(b)whether it is made for parliamentary elections, local government elections or both.
(5) An application under Schedule 4 which is made for a particular parliamentary or local government election must-
(a)state that it is so made, and
(b)identify the election in question,
but, where the poll at one election falls on the same day as the poll at another election, the same application may be used for both elections.
(6) Where an application is made to vote by proxy, it shall include an application for the appointment of a proxy which meets the requirements of regulation 52 below.
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