# The Senedd Cymru (Representation of the People) Order 2025, Paragraph 15: Inquiries by registration officer

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(1) The registration officer may, at such times as they think fit, make inquiries of a person who is shown as voting by proxy in the record kept under article 6(4) in pursuance of an application granted on the grounds set out in article 6(3)(c) or (d) (disability, severe sight-impairment, occupation, service or employment), for the purpose of determining whether there has been a material change of circumstances.
(2) Where the grant of an application for a proxy vote for a particular or an indefinite period was based on grounds referred to in article 6(3)(d), or grounds corresponding to those grounds, the registration officer must make the inquiries referred to not later than three years after the granting of the application or the date of the last such inquiry.
(3) The registration officer may treat the failure by a person of whom inquiries have been made under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) to respond within 1 month of the date on which they were made as sufficient evidence of a material change in circumstances.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/864/schedule/1/paragraph/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/senedd-cymru-representation-of-the-people-order-2025/schedule-1/paragraph-15
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