Article 8 Article 9 (Absent vote at a particular Assembly election)

Article 9 of the principal Order shall be amended as follows.

In paragraph (1)(a), after “satisfied” insert “in the case of an application to vote by proxy,”.

For paragraph (3) substitute—

“(3)

The registration officer shall grant an application under paragraph (2) if—

(a)

in the case of any application, it meets the requirements set out in Schedule 2; and

(b)

in the case of an application to vote by proxy, he is satisfied that the applicant’s circumstances on the date of the poll will be or are likely to be such that he cannot reasonably be expected to vote in person at the polling station allotted or likely to be allotted to him under this Order.”.