Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013
Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (2013 c. 6)
- Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (2013 c. 6)
- PART 1 Individual electoral registration in Great Britain
- 1 Individual registration
- 2 Applications for registration and verification of entitlement etc
- 3 Proxies to be registered electors
- 4 Annual canvass
- 5 Invitations to register
- 6 Amendment of Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986
- 7 Power to amend or abolish the annual canvass
- 8 Consulting Electoral Commission about proposals under section 7
- 9 Piloting of changes to the annual canvass
- 10 Piloting registration provisions
- 11 Orders under Part 1
- 12 Interpretation of Part 1
- 13 Amendments and transitional provision
- PART 2 Administration and conduct of elections etc
- 14 Extension of timetable for parliamentary elections
- 15 Timing of parish and community council elections in England and Wales
- 16 Alteration of electoral registers: pending elections
- 17 Review of polling districts and places in Great Britain
- 18 Inadequate performance of returning officer: reduction of charges
- 19 Voters waiting at polling station at close of poll
- 20 Use of emblems on ballot papers
- 21 Community support officers
- 22 Notification of rejected postal vote
- 23 Repeal of powers to establish co-ordinated on-line record of electors
- PART 3 Final provisions
- 24 Financial provisions
- 25 Meaning of “the Minister” etc
- 26 Extent
- 27 Commencement
- 28 Short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Register of electors: alterations and removal
- SCHEDULE 2 Sharing and checking information etc
- SCHEDULE 3 Civil penalty for failing to make application when required by registration officer
- SCHEDULE 4 Amendments to do with Part 1
- Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2)
- ...
- Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2)
- Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22)
- Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (c. 12)
- SCHEDULE 5 Transitional provision to do with Part 1
- PART 1 Introduction
- Applications for registration etc made before commencement
- Meaning of “commencement date”
- Meaning of “new application for registration” and “successful” new application
- Checking of old entries and meaning of “confirmation” of entitlement to remain registered
- PART 2 Removal of existing registrations by end of the third new canvass
- Removal of certain existing registrations after the first new canvass
- Removal of existing registrations after the third new canvass
- This Part not to apply to persons within Part 5 or 6 below
- PART 3 Encouraging new applications
- Registration officers to invite applications in year of first new canvass from those with existing registrations
- Powers to delay canvasses and timing of canvasses
- Canvass forms need not be supplied to addresses to which invitations supplied
- Registration officers to invite applications in year of second new canvass from those with existing registrations
- Invitations under paragraph 8 or 11 and power to require application following invitation
- Power to require additional information on poll cards at 2014 European Parliamentary election
- Certain provisions of this Part not to apply to persons within Part 5 or 6 below
- PART 4 Absent voting
- Applicant for absent vote must have made successful new application for registration or had registration confirmed
- Entitlement to absent vote ceases after first new canvass if no successful new application for registration or confirmation of registration
- Proxies to have made successful new application for registration or had registration confirmed
- Proxy for existing absent voter need not have made successful new application for registration or had registration confirmed until after first new canvass
- PART 5 Persons with existing registrations by virtue of declarations etc
- Meaning of “relevant person”
- Relevant person's first renewal of registration after 3-month transitional period: successful new application required
- Application for absent vote before first renewal of registration after 3-month transitional period: relevant person need not have made successful new application for registration
- Proxy for relevant person need not have made successful new application for registration until relevant person's first successful new application for registration
- PART 6 Persons with existing registrations by virtue of section 7(2) or 7A(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983
- Meaning of “relevant person”
- Amendments not to apply to application made by relevant person before first renewal of registration after 3-month transitional period
- Application for absent vote before first renewal of registration after 3-month transitional period: relevant person need not have made successful new application for registration
- Proxy for relevant person need not have made successful new application for registration until relevant person's first successful new application for registration
- PART 7 Supplementary
- Power to bring forward effect of paragraph 6
- Power to make supplementary provision
- Interpretation of this Schedule
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