Section 2 Abolition of annual canvass

(1)

Amend section 10 of the 1983 Act (maintenance of registers: annual canvass) as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1), after “registration officer” insert “ in Great Britain ”.

(3)

After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)
The Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland must conduct a canvass in Northern Ireland in such years as are determined in accordance with section 10ZA.”

(4)

In subsection (2)—

(a)

for “for any year” substitute “ under subsection (1) or (1A) ”, and

(b)

for “that year” substitute “ the year in which it is conducted ”.

(5)

In the heading, for “annual canvass” substitute “ duty to conduct canvass ”.