Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Variation of Specified Documents and Amendment) Regulations 1991
Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
Citation | SI 1991/1674 |
Year | 1991 |
1991 No. 1674
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Variation of Specified Documents and Amendment) Regulations 1991
Made 23th July 1991
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 2
Whereas a draft of these Regulations has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred upon me by sections 531and 201(1) of, rule 37 (1F)2of Schedule 1 to, and paragraph 11A of Schedule 2 to, the Representation of the People Act 19833and section 6(1) of the Representation of the People Act 19854, having regard to section 27(2) of that Act and the definition of “prescribed” in section 202(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, I hereby make the following regulations:
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Variation of Specified Documents and Amendment) Regulations 1991.
(2) These Regulations extend to Northern Ireland only.
2. These Regulations, except regulation 7, shall come into force on the fourteenth day after the day on which they are made and regulation 7 shall come into force when the Representation of the People Act 19905comes into force in Northern Ireland.
3. In these Regulations “the Regulations of 1986” means the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 19866.
4. After sub-paragraph (f) of rule 37(1E) (list of specified documents) of the parliamentary elections rules in Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 19837there shall be added the following sub-paragraph:
“(g)
“(g) a card made of plastic on which the name and national insurance number of the person to whom it is issued have been embossed and which has been issued by the Department of Health and Social Security or the Department of Social Security”.
5. In regulation 55(6) (supply of data) of the Regulations of 1986, for the words from “of the register” to “to that register:” there shall be substituted the words “of the whole or part of the register under regulation 53 above, so much of the data to which this regulation applies as relates to the part or parts of the register to which such a person is so entitled:”.
6.—(1) Regulation 56 (supply of labels) of the Regulations of 1986 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) below.
(2) In paragraph (3) for the word “constituency” there shall be substituted the words “area for which the registration officer is authorised by this regulation to supply such labels”.
(3) In paragraph (4)8before the words “the register” there shall be inserted the words “the whole or part of” and for the words “that register” there shall be substituted the words “the part or parts of the register to which such person is so entitled”.
7. After regulation 63 of the Regulations of 1986, there shall be inserted the following regulation:
“Additional requirement for applicant no longer resident at qualifying address
63A. An application under paragraph (aa) of section 6(2) of the Act of 19859shall specify the address, if any, at which the applicant is resident at the date of the...
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