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The Service Voters’ Registration Period Order 2010

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Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 15(11)(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Representation Of The People

Made ***

Coming into force ***

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 15(9) and (10) of the Representation of the People Act 1983f1, makes the following Order.

In accordance with section 15(11)(a) of that Act he has consulted the Electoral Commission.

In accordance with section 15(11)(b) of that Act a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1983 c.2. Section 15 was amended by sections 8 and 15 of and paragraphs 1 and 8 of Schedule 1 and the first entry in Part 1 of Schedule 7 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c.2), section 12(7) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c.22) and regulation 5(2) and paragraphs 2 and 4(b) of Schedule 2 to S.I. 1995/1948. Subsections (9) to (12) of section 15 were inserted by section 13(1) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Persons registered in a register of electors pursuant to a service declaration
  3. 3Consequential amendment to the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001
  4. 4Consequential amendment to the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001
  5. 5Consequential amendment to the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008
  6. 6Revocation
  7. Signature
  8. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Service Voters’ Registration Period Order 2010.

(2)

This Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

2Persons registered in a register of electors pursuant to a service declaration

Section 15(2)(a) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (service declaration) shall have effect in relation to the persons mentioned in section 14(1)(a) and (d)f1 of that Act (members of the forces and their spouses or civil partners) as if for “the period of 12 months” there was substituted “the period of 5 years”f2.

3Consequential amendment to the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001

For regulation 25(3)(b) of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001f1 substitute—

“(b)

in the case of a person mentioned in section 14(1)(a) or (d) of the 1983 Act (members of the forces and their spouses or civil partners) who is registered in pursuance of a service declaration, the period beginning 57 months after the date when the existing entry in a register of the person in question first takes effect and ending 58 months after that date.”.

4Consequential amendment to the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001

For regulation 25(3)(b) of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001f1 substitute—

“(b)

in the case of a person mentioned in section 14(1)(a) or (d) of the 1983 Act (members of the forces and their spouses or civil partners) who is registered in pursuance of a service declaration, the period beginning 57 months after the date when the existing entry in a register of the person in question first takes effect and ending 58 months after that date.”.

5Consequential amendment to the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008

For regulation 26(3)(b) of the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008f1 substitute—

“(b)

in the case of a person mentioned in section 14(1)(a) or (d) of the 1983 Act (members of the forces and their spouses or civil partners) who is registered in pursuance of a service declaration, the period beginning 57 months after the date when the existing entry in a register of the person in question first takes effect and ending 58 months after that date.”.

6Revocation

The Service Voters’ Registration Period Order 2006f1 and the Service Voters’ Registration Period (Northern Ireland) Order 2008f2 are revoked.

Signature

Name

Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

Date

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which applies to the United Kingdom, extends the duration of a service voter’s registration as an elector from 3 years to 5 years (article 2). It applies only to persons whose service qualification comes from being a member of the armed forces or their spouse or civil partner and who is registered further to a service declaration.

Article 3 makes a consequential amendment to regulation 25(3)(b) of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/341). This amendment ensures that a service voter (or spouse or civil partner) to whom this Order applies will be reminded to renew their service declarations three months before the end of the new five year period. Articles 4 and 5 make corresponding consequential amendments to, respectively, the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/497) and the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1741).

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.