The European Parliamentary Elections (Anonymous Registration) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2014
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2014/1803 |
2014 No. 1803
Representation Of The People, Northern Ireland
The European Parliamentary Elections (Anonymous Registration) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2014
Made 9th July 2014
Coming into force 15th September 2014
The Secretary of State is a minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721in relation to the European Parliament2.
In accordance with section 13(2) of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 20023, section 18(4) of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 20034and paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 19725, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
In accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(a) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 20006and with section 17(4) of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003, the Secretary of State has consulted with the Electoral Commission prior to these Regulations being made.
Accordingly, the Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(5) and 7(1), (2)(a), (3) and (4A)7of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002, sections 17 and 18 of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003 and section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.
Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Parliamentary Elections (Anonymous Registration) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 15th September 2014.
(2) Subject to paragraphs (3), (4) and (5), these Regulations extend to Northern Ireland only.
(3) This regulation extends throughout the United Kingdom and to Gibraltar.
(4) Regulations 2 to 8 extend throughout the United Kingdom.
(5) Regulation 53 extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Gibraltar only.
(6) In these Regulations—
“the 2001 Franchise Regulations” means the European Parliamentary Elections (Franchise of Relevant Citizens of the Union) Regulations 20018; and
“the 2004 Regulations” means the European Parliamentary Elections (Northern Ireland) Regulations 20049.
Amendments of the 2001 Franchise Regulations
The 2001 Franchise Regulations are amended as follows.
2. The 2001 Franchise Regulations are amended as follows.
3. In regulation 4 (entitlement of relevant citizen of the Union to be registered as European Parliamentary elector)10, after paragraph (4) insert—
“4A If a person entitled to be registered by virtue of paragraph (4) above has an anonymous entry in the register, the references in paragraphs (a) and (b) of that paragraph to his entry in the register are to be read as references to his entry in the record of anonymous entries prepared under regulation 45A of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 200111, regulation 45A of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 200112, or regulation 53A of the Representation of the People Regulations 200813, as applied by these Regulations.”.
4. In regulation 5 (registration officers), in paragraph (3), for “names of” substitute “entries for”.
5. In regulation 6 (form of application and declaration required by regulation 4(1))14, in paragraph (1)—
(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (e) omit “and”;
(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (f) insert—
“; and
(g)
(g) in the case of an applicant whose application is accompanied by an application for an anonymous entry, that fact.”.
6. In regulation 8 (copies of certain applications and declarations to be sent to the Secretary of State)15, in paragraph (1)—
(a) for “name of a relevant citizen” substitute “entry for a relevant citizen”; and
(b) for “entered the name in the register” substitute “registered the entry in the register”.
7. In regulation 10 (removal of names from the register)—
(a) in the header, for “names” substitute “entries”;
(b) in paragraph (2)(c), for “name” substitute “entry”; and
(c) in paragraph (4), for “name of” substitute “entry for”.
8.—(1) The Schedule (application with modifications of the 1983 Act and various Representation of the People Regulations for registration under these Regulations)16is amended as follows.
(2) In Part 1 (the 1983 Act17)—
(a)
(a) in the right hand column of the Schedule, alongside the entry in respect of section 9B (anonymous registration)18—
(i) for the paragraph beginning “In subsection (1)” substitute—
“In subsection (1)(a), for “section 10ZC or 10A(1)(a)” substitute “regulation 6 of the 2001 Regulations19”. |
”, and |
(ii) after the paragraph beginning “In subsection (4)” insert—
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In subsection (6), for “section 10ZC or 10A(1)(a)” substitute “regulation 6 of the 2001 Regulations”.”; and |
(b)
(b) in the right hand column of the Schedule, alongside the entry in respect of section 9C (removal of anonymous entry), in the paragraph beginning “After subsection (1)”—
(i) for “After subsection (1)” substitute “After subsection (1E)”,
(ii) the inserted subsection becomes subsection (1F), and
(iii) in that inserted subsection, for “by virtue of subsection (1)” substitute “by virtue of this section”.
(3) In Part 2, in the section relating to the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 200820—
(a)
(a) after the entry in respect of regulation 38 (hearing of reviews) insert—
“Regulation 38A (anonymous registration: applications and declarations)21 |
In paragraph (1)(b), for “regulation 27(1)(b)” substitute “regulation 6(1)(b) of the 2001 Regulations”. For paragraph (7) substitute— “7 In this regulation, “an application for an absent vote” means an application under regulation 8 of the European Parliamentary Elections (Northern Ireland) Regulations 200422.” |
Regulation 38B (anonymous registration: determination of applications by the registration officer) |
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Regulation 38C (anonymous registration: evidence consisting of relevant court orders or injunctions) |
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Regulation 38D (anonymous registration: evidence by attestation) |
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Regulation 38E (anonymous registration: review of entitlement to an anonymous entry) |
”; |
(b)
(b) after the entry in respect of regulation 50 (order of names), insert—
“ |
Regulation 50A (anonymous entries)23; |
Regulation 53A (record of anonymous entries) |
In paragraph (4), for the words from “section 6(6) or 9(12) of the 1985 Act” to the end substitute “regulation 8(8) or 11(11) of the European Parliamentary Elections (Northern Ireland) Regulations 200424”. |
Regulation 53B (duties of registration officer and his staff in relation to record of anonymous entries) |
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Regulation 53C (supply of the record of anonymous entries to police forces and other organisations) |
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Regulation 53D (certificate of anonymous registration) |
Amendments of the 2004 Regulations
The 2004 Regulations are amended as follows.
9. The 2004 Regulations are amended as follows.
10. In regulation 2 (interpretation)25—
(a) after the definition of “the absent voters list” insert—
““anonymous entry” has the same meaning as in the 1983 Act (see section 202(1) of that Act);”;
(b) in the definition of “elector”, after “such a register” insert “(or, in the case of a person with an anonymous entry in the register, in the record of anonymous entries)”; and
(c) after the definition of “the proxy postal voters list” insert—
““record of anonymous entries” means a record prepared under regulation 53A of the 2008 Regulations26;”.
11. In regulation 7 (manner of voting)27, after paragraph (6) insert—
“6ZA Nothing in paragraphs (1) to (5) applies to a person who has an anonymous entry in the register of electors; and such a person may only vote by post or by proxy (where entitled as an elector to vote by post or, as the case may be, by proxy at the election).”.
12. In regulation 8 (absent vote at elections for an indefinite period)28—
(a) after paragraph (4)(a) insert—
“(aa)
“(aa) if he has an anonymous entry,”; and
(b) in paragraph (6)—
(i) at the end of sub-paragraph (b) omit “or”, and
(ii) after sub-paragraph (b) insert—
“(ba)
“(ba) if he ceases to have an anonymous entry, or”.
13. In regulation 9 (absent vote at a particular election and absent voters list), after paragraph (6) insert—
“6A But in the case of a person who has an anonymous entry, the list mentioned in paragraph (6)(a) or (b) must contain only—
(a) the person’s electoral number, and
(b) the date on which the person’s entitlement to remain registered anonymously will terminate under section 9C(1A) of the 1983 Act (in the absence of a further application under section 9B of that Act)29.”.
14. In regulation 11 (voting as proxy)30—
(a) after paragraph (1) insert—
“1A But in the case of a person entitled to vote as proxy for an elector who has an anonymous entry—
(a) paragraph (1) does not apply, and
(b) the person may only vote by post (where entitled as a proxy to vote by post).”;
(b) in paragraph (4), at the end of sub-paragraph (b) insert—
“or
(c)
(c)...
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