# Representation of the People Act 1985, Paragraph 71


In section 203 (local government provisions as to England and Wales)—
(a) in subsection (1) for the definition of “electoral area” there shall be substituted—
““electoral area” means any electoral division or ward or, in the case of a parish or community in which there are no wards, the parish or community, for which the election of councillors is held under the local government Act”; and
(b) in subsection (4) in paragraph (a) at the beginning there shall be inserted the words “the council shall appoint an officer of the council to be registration officer for the isles and” and the words from “and any” to “officer” shall cease to have effect.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/50/schedule/4/paragraph/71 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-act-1985/schedule-4/paragraph-71
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