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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-greater-london-authority-referendum-order-1998/schedule-1/part-4",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/1998/0110657071",
  "legislation_title": "The Greater London Authority (Referendum) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-greater-london-authority-referendum-order-1998",
  "path": "schedule/1/part/4",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "TABLE 4",
  "heading": "REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE REGULATIONS 1986",
  "text": "(1)\n(2)\nProvision\nModification\nIn regulation 4(1) (interpretation), the definitions of “available for inspection”, “postal proxy” and “register”.\nRegulation 6(1)(b) (forms)\nRegulation 7 (sending of applications, notices, &c.)\nRegulation 9 (misnomers)\nRegulation 13 (interference with notices, etc.)\nRegulation 63 (absent voters: general requirements for applications)\nRegulation 66 (additional requirements for applications in respect of a particular election)\nRegulation 67 (additional requirements for applications for appointment of proxy)\nRegulation 68 (additional requirements for applications by proxies to vote by post at a particular election)\nRegulation 69(1) to (5) (closing dates for applications)\nRegulation 70 (grant or refusal of applications)\nRegulation 72 (cancellation of proxy appointment)\nRegulation 74 (records and lists)\nRegulation 75 (marked register for polling stations)\nRegulation 77 (interpretation of Part V)\nRegulation 80(1) (persons entitled to be present at issue and receipt of postal ballot papers)\nFor sub-paragraphs (b) to (d) substitute—\n“(b) persons appointed by the returning officer to act as observers at any such proceedings”.\nRegulation 81 (notification of requirement of secrecy)\nRegulation 83(1) and (2) (marking of postal ballot papers)\nRegulation 84 (refusal to issue postal ballot paper)\nRegulation 85(1) and (2) (envelopes)\nRegulation 86 (delivery of postal ballot papers to post office)\nRegulation 87 (provision of postal voters' ballot box)\nFor paragraph (2) substitute—\n“(2) Every ballot box shall, while empty, be locked by the returning officer and sealed with his seal in such manner as to prevent its being opened without breaking the seal.”.\nRegulation 88 (sealing up of special lists and counterfoils)\nRegulation 89 (spoilt postal ballot papers)\nOmit paragraph (2).\nIn paragraph (3) omit “or, as the case may be, ballot papers” and “(or ballot papers)”.\nIn paragraph (5) omit “, and any other postal ballot paper issued with it under regulation 78 above”.\nRegulation 90 (receipt of covering envelope)\nRegulation 91 (opening of postal voters' ballot box)\nIn paragraph (1) for “the agents” substitute “persons appointed by the returning officer to act as observers”.\nOmit paragraph (3).\nIn paragraph (4) for the words from “and every such ballot box” to the end substitute “; and every ballot box shall, while empty, be locked by the returning officer and sealed with his seal in such manner as to prevent its being opened without breaking the seal.”.\nRegulation 92 (opening of covering envelopes)\nRegulation 93 (sealing up of rejected votes and declarations of identity)\nRegulation 94 (opening of ballot paper envelopes)\nRegulation 96 (forwarding of documents)\nFor paragraph (1) substitute—\n“(1) The returning officer shall retain for the period of one month beginning with the day after the date of the referendum the packets referred to in regulations 88, 89, 93 and 94, endorsing on each packet a description of its contents and the name of the voting area.”.\nOmit paragraph (2).\nIn paragraph (3) for “forward it at a subsequent date” substitute “retain it”.\nOmit paragraphs (4) and (5).\nSchedule 2 Form D: PROXY PAPER\nFor “REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACTS” substitute “GREATER LONDON REFERENDUM”\nFor “Constituency” substitute “Voting area”.\nOmit “Local government electoral area(s)”.\nFor the words from “*[who qualifies” to “local government electoral area].]” substitute “to vote for him/her at the referendum on (insert date)”.\nOmit “*[This proxy appointment is not valid until…]”.\nFor paragraphs 2 and 3 of the note substitute—\n“2 Your appointment as proxy will be for the referendum only. You have the right to vote as proxy only at the referendum specified in the proxy paper.\n3 Prior to the elector applying to have you appointed as proxy, you should have been consulted and asked if you were capable of being, and willing to be, appointed as proxy, or you should have signed a statement to the effect that you were capable of being, and were willing to be, appointed as proxy. You are capable of being appointed as proxy if you are at least 18 years old on polling day, a British or other Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of any other member state of the European Union, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland and not for any reason disqualified from voting. If for any reason you are not capable of being, or are not willing to be, the proxy please advise the elector, without delay, in order that the elector may cancel the appointment.”.\nIn paragraph 4 of the note—\n(a) in the second sentence omit “at the same election”;\n(b) in the fifth sentence for “Remember” substitute “You should note”; and\n(c) for the final sentence substitute “If a ballot paper is issued to the elector at the polling station before you apply there for a ballot paper as the proxy, you will not be entitled to vote as the proxy.”.\nFor paragraph 5 of the note substitute—\n“You may also apply to vote by post as proxy at the referendum if the Electoral Registration Officer is satisfied that you cannot reasonably be expected to vote in person at the elector’s polling station. You should note that the Electoral Registration Officer cannot allow an application to vote by post at the referendum if he receives it after 5.00 p.m. on the eleventh working day before the poll.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1986/1081; amended by S.I. 1990/520, 1991/1198, 1991/1728, 1992/722, 1994/342 and 1995/1948."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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