# Representation of the People Act 2000, Paragraph 10


In section 17 (effect of service declaration), for subsection (1) substitute—
“(1) Where a person’s service declaration is in force when he applies for registration, he shall be regarded for the purposes of section 4 above as—
(a) resident on the date of the declaration at the address specified in it in accordance with section 16(d) above;
(b) for the purposes of registration in Northern Ireland as resident in Northern Ireland during the whole of the period of three months ending with that date; and
(c) until the contrary is proved, as being a Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland or a relevant citizen of the Union of the age appearing from the declaration and as not being subject to any legal incapacity except as so appearing.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/2/schedule/1/paragraph/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-act-2000/schedule-1/paragraph-10
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