# Representation of the People Act 1983, Paragraph 5A

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Provision requiring applications under paragraph 3 or 4 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 orsection 6 or 7 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 to be attested and limiting the number of such applications that a person may attest.
(2) Provision requiring a person applying under paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 orsection 7 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 to do so in person, producing a document of a prescribed description.
(3) Provision as to the evidence which shall or may be required, or be deemed sufficient or conclusive evidence, in connection with a person’s application to vote by proxy or to vote by post as elector or as proxy.
(4) Provision authorising or requiring registration officers—
(a) to make inquiries of persons included in the record kept under paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 orsection 6(3) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 for the purpose of determining whether there has been a material change of circumstances; and
(b) to treat failure to respond to such inquiries as sufficient evidence of such a change.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/2/schedule/2/paragraph/5A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-act-1983/schedule-2/paragraph-5A
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