Representation of the People in UK Law
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Fox v Stirk and Bristol Electoral Registration Officer
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The second principle is that temporary presence at an address does not make a man a resident there. The third principle is that temporary absence does not deprive a person of his residence. If he happens to be away for a holiday or away for the weekend or in hospital, he does not lose his residence on that account.
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R (on the application of Chester) v Secretary of State for Justice
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But there are limits to this process, particularly where the matter has been already to a Grand Chamber once or, even more so, as in this case, twice. It would have then to involve some truly fundamental principle of our law or some most egregious oversight or misunderstanding before it could be appropriate for this Court to contemplate an outright refusal to follow Strasbourg authority at the Grand Chamber level.
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Conservative and Unionist Central Office v Burrell
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I infer that by "unincorporated association" in this context Parliament meant two or more persons bound together for one or more common purposes, not being business purposes, by mutual undertakings, each having mutual duties and obligations, in an organisation which has rules which identify in whom control of it and its funds rests and upon what terms and which can be joined or left at will. The bond of union between the members of an unincorporated association has to be contractual.
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R (Animal Defenders International) v Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
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In summary, the necessity for restrictions on political/social advocacy broadcast advertising outside elections periods has been convincingly shown. It is necessary to protect the rights of others through preventing undue access to the broadcast media based on willingness and ability to pay. At root it supports the soundness of the framework for democratic public debate. The broadcast media remain pervasive and potent throughout the period between elections.
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R v Rowe, ex parte Mainwaring
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Some consideration was given during argument to the standard of proof required to establish a breach of the subsection. If a person is found guilty of a corrupt practice under section 115 he is liable to be prosecuted on indictment. Furthermore he may be the subject of severe electoral disqualifications under section 160(4). If there is a prosecution there is no doubt that the case must be proved to the criminal standard of proof.
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RN (Returnees)
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Each case will turn on its own facts and the particular circumstances of the individual are to be assessed as a whole. If such a person (and as we explain below there may be a not insignificant number) is in fact associated with the regime or is otherwise a person who would be returning to a milieu where loyalty to the regime is assumed, he will not be at any real risk simply because he has spent time in the United Kingdom and sought to extend his stay by making a false asylum claim.
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EM (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
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(5) A returnee to Harare will in general face no significant difficulties, if going to a low-density or medium-density area. (5) A returnee to Harare will in general face no significant difficulties, if going to a low-density or medium-density area.
- Democracy by Default: The Representation of the People Act 2000
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Public or Personal Character in Election Campaigns: A Review of the Implications of the Judgment in Watkins v Woolas
Reviewing the Election Court's decision that a candidate's parliamentary election literature was unlawful under the Representation of the People Act, the Divisional Court held that statements could......... T ribunal 3 ).Account was also taken of the fact that the Representationof the PeopleAct 1 983 (the Act) describes bothParliamentary and local ......
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Analysis
...... and keeping a book of returned Members of Parliament.1010Representation of the People Act 1983 Sch 1 (Parliamentary Elections Rules) rr 51-52. The ......
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2011-05-01
...... to the great consolidating measure of UK electoral law, the Representation of the People Act 1983.77“The Representation of the People Act 1983 ......
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Patients' Entitlement to Vote in General Elections
...... In fact the Representation of the People Act permits only postal or proxy voting by detained ......
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Referendum On Infrastructure Project Runs Into Difficulties
......Representation of the People Act 1985 to allow the polls to be held concurrently. Even ......
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Public Law Case Update Top Ten Cases Of 2019
...... voter ID Pilot Scheme made by order under section 10 of the Representation of the People Act 2000 - R (on the application of Coughlan) v The Minister ......
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The May General Election will be Incompatible with Prisoners' Human Rights - What are the implications?
......The most recent legislation, section 3 of the Representation of the People Act 1983, provides that a convicted prisoner is "legally ......
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Chapter WTTG3300
...... is resident for the purpose of voting. Under the Representation of the People Act 1948, entitlement to vote was given to persons resident ......
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Chapter CG64455
......Under the Representation of the People Act 1948, entitlement to vote was given to persons resident ......
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Chapter STTG3300
......Under the Representation of the People Act 1948, entitlement to vote was given to persons resident ......
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Your rights to legal representation and to see the tribunal doctor
Mental Health Tribunal forms including application and pre-hearing examination forms.......A tribunal decides whether you should remain on your Section of the Mental Health Act. The tribunal is a panel that is made up of three people – a judge (who is chairman of the. hearing), a tribunal doctor who is a psychiatrist, and a third member who knows about. mental health care. None ......