The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Description of Electoral Registers and Amendment) Regulations 2013

1Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

3Amendments in relation to interpretation

4Amendment in relation to supply of forms

5Amendment in relation to communication of applications, notices etc.

6Amendment in relation to electronic signatures and related certificates

7Amendment in relation to power to require information

8Amendment in relation to evidence as to age

9Amendment in relation to reminders to persons who have an anonymous entry

10Amendments in relation to applications for registration

11After regulation 26 insert— Application for alteration of register in...

12Amendment in relation to objections to registration

13Amendment in relation to inspection of applications and objections

14Amendments in relation to determination of applications and objections

15Amendment in relation to procedure for determining applications for registration and objections without a hearing

16Amendment in relation to other determinations by registration officer of entitlement to registration

17Amendment in relation to summary procedure for determining person has ceased to satisfy conditions for registration

18Amendment in relation to procedure for reviewing entitlement to registration

19Amendments in relation to hearing of reviews

20After regulation 31F insert— Determinations of entitlement to remain registered...

21Amendments in relation to anonymous registration

22Amendments in relation to the annual canvass, invitations to apply for registration, requiring a person to make an application for registration and civil penalties

23Amendment in relation to requirements for application for a proxy vote

24Additional requirements for application for an emergency proxy vote in respect of a particular election

25Amendments in relation to the closing date for applications

26Requirement to provide fresh signature following rejection of a postal voting statement

27Amendments relating to records and lists kept under Schedule 4

28Notification of a rejected postal vote

29Time when postal ballot papers are to be issued

30Cancellation of postal ballot papers

31Amendments in relation to opening of covering envelopes

32Amendments to the procedure in relation to postal voting statements

33Amendments in relation to retrieval of cancelled postal ballot papers

34Amendments in relation to lists of rejected postal ballot papers

35Amendments in relation to sealing of receptacles

36Amendments in relation to forwarding of documents

37Amendments relating to edited version of register

38In regulation 93(2) after “if a request has been duly...

39For regulation 93(3) substitute— (3) In other respects the edited...

40Amendments relating to edited register preference

41Amendments in consequence of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011

42Amendments in relation to alterations to the register

43In regulation 100, after paragraph (2) insert—

44Amendments in relation to documents open to public inspection

45Prescribed form of words about the two versions of the register

46Amendment of form of official poll cards

47Amendment of form of certificate of employment

48Amendment of form of postal voting statements

49Amendment of form of statement as to postal ballot papers

50Amendments relating to modification of provisions for registration of European Parliamentary overseas electors

SCHEDULE 2REVOCATIONS

SCHEDULE 3Form of words about the two versions of the register

There are two registers. Why?

There are two registers. Why?

SCHEDULE 4FORMS

Form A : Official poll card (to be sent to an elector voting in person)Front of card

Form A1: Official postal poll card (to be sent to an elector voting by post)Front of card

Form B: Official proxy poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person)Front of card

Form B1: Official proxy postal poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting by post)Front of card

Form F : Certificate of employment

Form G : Postal voting statement (for use at a parliamentary election taken alone)Front of statement

Back of statement

Form H : Postal voting statement (for use when postal ballots are combined)Front of statement

Back of statement

Form J : Postal voting statement (for use when a parliamentary poll is combined with another poll but the postal ballots are not combined)Front of statement

Back of statement

2013 No. 3198

Representation Of The People

The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Description of Electoral Registers and Amendment) Regulations 2013

Made18th December 2013

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Lord President of the Council, in exercise of the powers1 conferred by the provisions set out in Schedule 1 to this instrument makes the following Regulations:

The Lord President of the Council has consulted the Electoral Commission and the Information Commissioner and such other persons as he considered appropriate in accordance with section 53(5)2 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 and section 7(1) and (2)(e) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 20003.

In accordance with section 201(2)4 of the Representation of the People Act 1983, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.