Regulation 5 Identity document applications made through the digital serviceI1
England, Wales and Scotland
This regulation applies where, by virtue of arrangements made by the Secretary of State, an identity document application for an electoral identity document under section 13BD of the 1983 Act may be made through the digital service.
The Secretary of State may complete an identity document application in part for an applicant using information provided by the applicant as part of an application, or partially completed application, under section 10ZC or 10ZD of the 1983 Actf1 for registration in, or alteration of, a register of electors made through or completed using the digital service.
The Secretary of State must send to the appropriate registration officer any identity document application the Secretary of State receives F1, subject to paragraph (4), together with a reference number unique to that application.
Where an application made through the digital service includes the applicant’s national insurance number the Secretary of State—
may send the registration officer that application without the national insurance number, and
where the Secretary of State does so, must indicate to the registration officer that a national insurance number was included when the application was made by the applicant.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in reg. 5(3) inserted (31.10.2023) by The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), regs. 1(2), 22(2)(a)
- F2
Reg. 5(4) inserted (31.10.2023) by The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), regs. 1(2), 22(2)(b)
Commencement
- I1
Reg. 5 in force at 16.1.2023, see reg. 1(3)
Footnotes
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Section 10ZC was inserted by section 1(1) of the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (c. 6) and was amended by section 6(2) of the Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11) and by section 7 of the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4). Section 10ZD was inserted by paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 and was amended by section 6(3) of the Scotland Act 2016 and by section 7 of the Wales Act 2017.