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Amendments to the 2012 Regulations

10.  In Part 1 of Schedule 4, in table 6 (Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001(1))—

(a)in the appropriate places, insert the entries in the table in Schedule 2 to these Regulations;

(b)in the entry for regulation 4 (forms)(2), for the words in the first column substitute “Regulation 4(1)(b) (forms) and, in so far as it gives effect to Forms E and K in Schedule 3, Regulation 4(2)”;

(c)in the entry for regulation 56 (closing date for applications)(3), in the second column, for “(5)” substitute “(5A)”;

(d)omit the entries for regulations 85 (procedure in relation to postal voting statements) and 85B (postal voting statements: additional personal identifier verification)(4); and

(e)in the entry for regulation 91 (forwarding of documents)(5), in the second column, for the modification that inserts paragraph (2A) substitute—

After paragraph (3A) insert—

(3B) In the case of a referendum, the documents to be forwarded under paragraphs (1) and (3A)(a) are to be forwarded to the relevant registration officer determined in accordance with the Neighbourhood Planning Referendums Rules or the Neighbourhood Planning Referendums (Combination of Polls) Rules as the case may be.

(1)

S.I. 2001/341, as amended by S.I. 2001/1700, S.I. 2006/752, S.I. 2006/2910, S.I. 2007/1025, S.I. 2008/1901, S.I. 2013/3198 and paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (c.28); there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(2)

Regulation 4 of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 was amended by S.I. 2013/3198.

(3)

Regulation 56 was amended by S.I. 2001/1700, S.I. 2006/752, S.I. 2006/2910 and S.I. 2013/3198.

(4)

Regulations 85 and 85B were revoked by S.I. 2013/3198.

(5)

Regulation 91 was amended by S.I. 2006/752, S.I. 2006/2910 and S.I. 2013/3198.