The European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004

[F1 General requirements for applications for an absent vote E+W+S

17.— (1) An application under this Part must comply with the requirements of this paragraph and such further requirements in this Part 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 registered or has applied to be (or is treated as having applied to be) registered in the register except in the case of an application under paragraph 7(4) or (7);

(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 (2)(b);

(d) in the case of a person applying to vote by post, the address to which the ballot paper should be sent;

(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;

(f) in the case of a person who is unable to provide a signature, the reasons for his request for waiver of any requirement under paragraph 3, 4 or 7 to provide a signature and the name and address of any person who has assisted him to complete his application; and

(g) where the applicant has, or has applied for, an anonymous entry, that fact.

(3) The application must be made in writing and must be dated.

(4) Where an application is required to contain a signature and date of birth, the information must be set out in a manner that is sufficiently clear and unambiguous as to be capable of electronic scanning into his record by configuring the information as follows—

(a) the signature must appear against a background of white unlined paper of at least five centimetres long and two centimetres high; and

(b) the applicant’s date of birth must be set out numerically configured in the sequence of date, month and year, namely [d][d][m][m][y][y][y][y].

(5) Where the application contains a request that the registration officer waive the requirement for a signature, sub-paragraph (4)(a) does not apply.

(6) An application under this Schedule which is made for an indefinite period or the period specified in the application must state—

(a) that it is so made; and

(b) that it is made for European Parliamentary elections.

(7) An application under this Schedule which is made for a particular European Parliamentary election must—

(a) state that it is so made; and

(b) identify the election in question.

(8) Where an application is made to vote by proxy, it must include an application for the appointment of a proxy which meets the requirements of paragraph 22.

(9) An application under this Part may be combined with an application for an absent vote made under the 2001 Regulations, including those Regulations as applied by regulations under sections [F2 9HE and 105, 9MG and 105 or 44 and 105] of the Local Government Act 2000, or the 2001 (Scotland) Regulations.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2 substituted (30.1.2009) by The European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/186), regs. 1(2), 40, Sch. 3

F2 Words in Sch. 2 para. 17(9) substituted (4.4.2014) by The European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/923), regs. 1(2), 2(c)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 2 para. 17(9) modified (3.8.2012) by The Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/2031), regs. 1, 8, 12, 13, Sch. 4 para. 13(a)