Regulation 5 Identity document applications made through the digital service

(1)

This regulation applies where, by virtue of arrangements made by the Secretary of State, an identity document application for an electoral identity document under section 13BD of the 1983 Act may be made through the digital service.

(2)

The Secretary of State may complete an identity document application in part for an applicant using information provided by the applicant as part of an application, or partially completed application, under section 10ZC or 10ZD of the 1983 Act^f1 for registration in, or alteration of, a register of electors made through or completed using the digital service.

(3)

The Secretary of State must send to the appropriate registration officer any identity document application the Secretary of State receives together with a reference number unique to that application.

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Footnotes

f1: Section 10ZC was inserted by section 1(1) of the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (c. 6) and was amended by section 6(2) of the Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11) and by section 7 of the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4). Section 10ZD was inserted by paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 and was amended by section 6(3) of the Scotland Act 2016 and by section 7 of the Wales Act 2017.