Paragraph 15 Additional requirements referred to in paragraph 14(4)

a registered medical practitioner,

a registered nurse,

a registered dentist as defined by section 53(1) of the Dentists Act 1984 M1,

a registered dispensing optician or a registered optometrist within the meaning of the Opticians Act 1989 M2,

a registered pharmacist as defined in article 3(1) of the Pharmacy Order 2010 M3,

a registered osteopath as defined by section 41 of the Osteopaths Act 1993 M4,

a registered chiropractor as defined by section 43 of the Chiropractors Act 1994 M5,

a Christian Science practitioner,

a person registered as a member of a profession to which the Health Professions Order 2002 M6 for the time being extends,

the person carrying on a care home registered under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000 M7 where the applicant states that he or she is resident in that care home,

the person registered under Part 1 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 in respect of a care home service (within the meaning of that Act) provided wholly or mainly to persons aged 18 or over where the applicant states that he or she is resident at a place where that service is provided;

the warden of premises forming one of a group of premises provided for persons of pensionable age or disabled persons for which there is a resident warden, where the applicant states that he or she is resident in the premises where the warden works,

a manager within the meaning of section 145(1) of the Mental Health Act 1983 (interpretation), or on behalf of such a manager, F2...

a person registered in the register for social workers maintained in accordance with section 56 of the Care Standards Act 2000 M8F3, or

a person registered in the register for social workers maintained in accordance with section 80 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016.

by virtue of any of paragraphs (a) to (i) of sub-paragraph (2), may not attest an application for these purposes unless—

by virtue of F4paragraph (m) or (n) of sub-paragraph (2), may not attest an application for these purposes unless—

A's name and address and the qualification by virtue of which A attests the application;

where A is a person referred to in sub-paragraph (3)(a), that—

where A is a person referred to in sub-paragraph (3)(b), that—

that, to the best of A's knowledge and belief, the applicant has the disability specified in the application and that the applicant cannot reasonably be expected to go in person to the allotted polling station or to vote unaided there by reason of that disability, and

that, to the best of A's knowledge and belief, the disability specified in the application is likely to continue either indefinitely or for a period specified by A.

A's name,

that A is authorised to attest the application,

A's position in the hospital at which the applicant is liable to be detained or is receiving treatment, and

if applicable, the statutory provision under which the applicant is detained, or liable to be detained, at the hospital.

the application is based on the applicant's F5severe sight-impairment and the applicant is registered F6by the local authority which is specified in the application as—

the application states that the applicant is in receipt of the higher rate of the mobility component of a disability living allowance (payable under section 73 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992) because of the disability specified in the applicationF7, F8...

the application states that the applicant is in receipt of the enhanced rate of the mobility component of personal independence payment (payable under section 79(2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012) because of the disability specified in the application F9, F10...

the application states that the applicant is in receipt of armed forces independence payment under the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011 because of the disability specified in the application F11or,

the application states that the applicant is in receipt of one of the following benefits (payable in accordance with regulations made under section 31 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018) because of the disability specified in the application—