The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2015/467 |
| Year | 2015 |
2015No. 467
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
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The Lord President of the Council makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9D(3) and (4), 10ZC(3), 10ZD(3) and 53(1) and (3) of, and paragraphs 1, 1A, 1B and 3ZA of Schedule 2 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983( 1) and, having regard to the meaning of "prescribed" in section 202(1), by sections 13A(2), 13AB(2) and 13B(3), (3B) and (3D) of that Act( 2).
The Lord President of the Council has consulted the Electoral Commission, the Information Commissioner and such other persons as he considered appropriate in accordance with section 53(5) of that Act( 3) and (in the case of the Electoral Commission) with section 7(1) and (2)(e) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000( 4).
In accordance with section 201(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983( 5), a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
Amendments to the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001
2. The Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001( 6) are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 8.
3. In regulation 26A (application for alteration of register in respect of name)-
(a) in paragraph (4), for the words from "a copy" to the end substitute "documentary evidence of the applicant's change of name";(b) in paragraph (5), for "one of the documents in paragraph (4)" substitute "any documentary evidence";(c) in paragraph (6), for "the copy document" substitute "any copy document".4. In regulation 29ZA(1) (verification of information in an application) for "on a paper application form" substitute "otherwise than through the digital service".
5. In regulation 32ZA(3) (annual canvass) for sub-paragraph (f) substitute-
"(f) include a statement that the information provided in response to the form will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998".6. In regulation 32ZA(3)(i)-
(a) omit "signed";(b) for "signing the declaration" substitute "making the declaration";(c) for "they are signing" substitute "they are...To continue reading
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