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Representation of the People Act 1983

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10ZC Registration of electors in Great Britain

(1) A registration officer in Great Britain must enter a person (“P”) in a register maintained by the officer if— (a) an application for registration is made by someone who appears to the officer to be P, (b) any requirements imposed by or under this Act in relation to the application are met, and (c) P appears to the officer to be entitled to be registered in the register. (2) In determining an application under this section, the officer must consider any objection made in accordance with the prescribed requirements by another person whose name appears in the register. (3) Regulations may make provision about the procedure for determining applications under this section. (4) The power to make regulations under this section— (a) so far as it is exercisable by a Minister of the Crown to make provision about a UK digital service in relation to elections in Scotland, is exercisable by the Scottish Ministers concurrently with that Minister, and (b) so far as it is exercisable by a Minister of the Crown to make provision about a UK digital service in relation to elections in Wales, is exercisable by the Welsh Ministers concurrently with that Minister. (5) The power of the Scottish Ministers to make regulations by virtue of subsection (4) is exercisable in the same ways and subject to the same provisions as their power to make other regulations under this section, except that— (a) the power is not exercisable without the agreement of a Minister of the Crown, and (b) regulations made in exercise of the power are subject to the negative procedure. (5A) The power of the Welsh Ministers to make regulations by virtue of subsection (4) is not exercisable without the agreement of a Minister of the Crown. (5B) A statutory instrument containing regulations made by the Welsh Ministers by virtue of subsection (4) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales. (6) In this section— “election in Scotland” means— an election for membership of the Scottish Parliament, or a local government election in Scotland; “election in Wales” means— an election of Assembly members, or a local government election in Wales; “UK digital service” means a digital service provided by a Minister of the Crown for the registration of electors.

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10ZC Registration of electors in Great Britain

(1) A registration officer in Great Britain must enter a person (“P”) in a register maintained by the officer if— (a) an application for registration is made by someone who appears to the officer to be P, (b) any requirements imposed by or under this Act in relation to the application are met, and (c) P appears to the officer to be entitled to be registered in the register. (2) In determining an application under this section, the officer must consider any objection made in accordance with the prescribed requirements by another person whose name appears in the register. (3) Regulations may make provision about the procedure for determining applications under this section. (4) The power to make regulations under this section— (a) so far as it is exercisable by a Minister of the Crown to make provision about a UK digital service in relation to elections in Scotland, is exercisable by the Scottish Ministers concurrently with that Minister, and (b) so far as it is exercisable by a Minister of the Crown to make provision about a UK digital service in relation to elections in Wales, is exercisable by the Welsh Ministers concurrently with that Minister. (5) The power of the Scottish Ministers to make regulations by virtue of subsection (4) is exercisable in the same ways and subject to the same provisions as their power to make other regulations under this section, except that— (a) the power is not exercisable without the agreement of a Minister of the Crown, and (b) regulations made in exercise of the power are subject to the negative procedure. (5A) The power of the Welsh Ministers to make regulations by virtue of subsection (4) is not exercisable without the agreement of a Minister of the Crown. (5B) A statutory instrument containing regulations made by the Welsh Ministers by virtue of subsection (4) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales. (6) In this section— “election in Scotland” means— an election for membership of the Scottish Parliament, or a local government election in Scotland; “election in Wales” means— an election of Assembly members, or a local government election in Wales; “UK digital service” means a digital service provided by a Minister of the Crown for the registration of electors.

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