Article 2 Amendment of rule 37(1E) of the Parliamentary Elections Rules

Rule 37(1E) of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 (Parliamentary Elections Rules: voting procedure and voter identification requirements: Northern Ireland)^f1 is amended as follows.

After sub-paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba)

a passport or passport card issued by a country listed in Schedule 3 to the British Nationality Act 1981 (countries whose citizens are Commonwealth citizens)^f2;”.

After sub-paragraph (n)^f3 insert—

“(o)

an identity card bearing the Proof of Age Standards Scheme hologram (a PASS card);

(p)

a badge of a form prescribed under section 21 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970^f4 or section 14 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (Blue Badge Scheme)^f5;

(q)

a Ministry of Defence Form 100 (HM Armed Forces Veteran Card).”.