Regulation 8 Postal ballot papers - declarations of identity

(1)

In respect of the relevant Assembly election—

(a)

the reference in rule 24(1)(c) of the AER^f1 to a declaration of identity “in the prescribed form” is instead to be read as a reference to a declaration of identity in the form set out in Form 1;

(b)

regulation 71(b) of the 2008 Regulations^f2 is to be disregarded;

(c)

the reference in regulation 81A(1)(c) of the 2008 Regulations^f3 to a declaration of identity in “the form set out in regulation 71 (form of declaration of identity)” is instead to be read as a reference to a declaration of identity in the form set out in Form 1.

(2)

In respect of the relevant local election—

(a)

the reference in rule 21(1) of the LER^f4 to a declaration of identity in “the form prescribed in the Appendix” is instead to be read as a reference to a declaration of identity in the form set out in Form 2;

(b)

the reference in paragraph 12A(1)(c) of Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the 1985 Order^f5 to a declaration of identity in “the form set out in the Appendix to the Local Elections Rules (form 5)” is instead to be read as a reference to a declaration of identity in the form set out in Form 2.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Rule 24 was substituted by section 37 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22).
f2: Regulation 71(b) was amended by S.I. 2015/221.
f3: Regulation 81A was inserted by S.I. 2014/1808.
f4: Rule 21(1) was amended by S.I. 2014/1116.
f5: Paragraph 12A was inserted by S.I. 2014/1116.