Regulation 32 Postal vote and proxy vote discrepancy and termination of certain devolved postal vote entitlements

(1)

This regulation applies where immediately before the relevant day a person (“P”) has—

(a)

a devolved postal vote entitlement, and

(b)

a reserved proxy vote entitlement.

(2)

P’s devolved postal vote entitlement ceases to have effect on the relevant day.

(3)

Before the relevant day, a registration officer must where reasonably practicable send to P at P’s qualifying address a notice informing P that—

(a)

P has a devolved postal vote entitlement and a reserved proxy vote entitlement,

(b)

P’s devolved absent vote entitlement must be the same as P’s reserved absent vote entitlement if both are to be in place from the relevant day, and

(c)

if a fresh application to vote by post or proxy is not made before and determined by the relevant day, P’s devolved postal vote entitlement will cease to have effect on the relevant day.

(4)

Where P’s devolved postal vote entitlement has ceased to have effect due to the operation of paragraph (2), as soon as practicable after the relevant day, the registration officer must send to P, at P’s qualifying address—

(a)

a notice informing P that P’s devolved postal vote entitlement has ceased to have effect, the reason it has ceased to have effect and explaining the effect of that entitlement ceasing to have effect, and

(b)

information about how to make a fresh application.

(5)

Where paragraph (2) applies, as soon as practicable after the relevant day, the registration officer must update—

(a)

the records, as applicable to P, kept under—

(i)

article 8(4), 8(9) or 9(8) of the 2015 Order, or

(ii)

paragraph 3(4), 3(9) or 4(6) of schedule 4 of the 2000 Act, and

(b)

the postal voters list, as applicable to P, kept under—

(i)

article 9(5) of the 2015 Order, or

(ii)

paragraph 5(2) of schedule 4 of the 2000 Act,

to reflect that P’s devolved postal vote entitlement has ceased to have effect due to the operation of paragraph (2).