{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/recall-of-mps-act-2015-recall-petition-regulations-2016/regulation-13A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/recall-of-mps-act-2015-recall-petition-regulations-2016/regulation-13A.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2016/295",
  "legislation_title": "The Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/recall-of-mps-act-2015-recall-petition-regulations-2016",
  "path": "regulation/13A",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "13A",
  "heading": "Date of birth lists in Northern Ireland",
  "text": "(1) The Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland must prepare the following lists—\n(a) a list setting out, in relation to each elector, the elector’s date of birth as supplied pursuant to section 10(4A)(b), 10A(1A)(b) or 13A(2A)(b) of the 1983 Act;\n(b) a list setting out, in relation to each person appointed to vote as a proxy for an elector, the person’s date of birth as supplied pursuant to a relevant provision.\n(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), “relevant provision” means—\n(a) where the person is or will be registered in a register of parliamentary electors in Northern Ireland, section 10(4A)(b), 10A(1A)(b) or 13A(2A)(b) of the 1983 Act (information provided by the canvass or on an application for registration), and\n(b) where the person is or will be registered in a register of parliamentary electors in Great Britain and does not also fall within sub-paragraph (a), regulation 63(1A) (date of birth of proxy to be included in proxy application).\n(3) A list prepared under paragraph (1) must include sufficient information for the purposes of enabling the petition clerk or assistant to make a decision under regulation 28(4)(a)(ii) (decision whether specified document raises doubt as to elector’s apparent age).\n(4) A person to whom paragraph (5) applies must not, otherwise than in accordance with these Regulations—\n(a) permit a list prepared under paragraph (1) to be inspected;\n(b) supply to any person a copy of a list prepared under paragraph (1) or information contained in such a list;\n(c) make use of information contained in a list prepared under paragraph (1).\n(5) This paragraph applies to—\n(a) the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland;\n(b) a person to whom functions are delegated by the Chief Electoral Officer;\n(c) the petition clerk;\n(d) an assistant to the petition clerk or any other officer appointed to work at the petition signing place.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regs. 13A, 13B inserted (N.I.) (31.10.2023) by The Representation of the People and Recall Petition (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1116), regs. 1(2), 14(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/295/regulation/13A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:26:13.164279+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}