# Representation of the People Act 1983, Paragraph 5B

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

(1) Provision as to the steps that a registration officer in Great Britain must take, before appointing a person as proxy to vote for another, to ensure that the appointment complies with paragraph 6(3) or (3A) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000.
(2) Provision under sub-paragraph (1) may require another registration officer (including the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland) to provide information about whether the person has or will have an entry in a register maintained by that officer.

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