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Representation of the People Act 2000

2000 CHAPTER 2

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

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  1. Part I

    Electoral registration and franchise

    1. New system of registration

      1. 1. New system of electoral registration.

    2. Disfranchisement

      1. 2. Disfranchisement of offenders detained in mental hospitals.

    3. Residence for purposes of registration

      1. 3. Residence for purposes of registration: general.

      2. 4. Residence: patients in mental hospitals who are not detained offenders or on remand.

      3. 5. Residence: persons remanded in custody etc.

      4. 6. Notional residence: declarations of local connection.

    4. Service voters

      1. 7. Service declarations.

    5. Further amendments

      1. 8. Further amendments about registration.

    6. Supply of information contained in register

      1. 9. Restriction on supply of information contained in register.

  2. Part II

    Conduct of elections

    1. New electoral procedures

      1. 10. Pilot schemes for local elections in England and Wales.

      2. 11. Revision of procedures in the light of pilot schemes.

    2. Manner of voting

      1. 12. Changes relating to absent voting at elections in Great Britain.

    3. Persons with disabilities

      1. 13. Assistance with voting for persons with disabilities.

  3. Part III

    Miscellaneous and General

    1. Miscellaneous

      1. 14. Free delivery of election addresses at Greater London Authority elections.

    2. General

      1. 15. Minor and consequential amendments and repeals.

      2. 16. Financial provisions.

      3. 17. Citation, construction, commencement and extent.

  4. Schedules:

    1. Schedule 1

      Registration: amendments of 1983 Act.

    2. Schedule 2

      Registration: overseas electors.

    3. Schedule 3

      Registration: local elections in Northern Ireland.

    4. Schedule 4

      Absent voting in Great Britain.

    5. Schedule 5

      Free delivery of election addresses at first GLA mayoral election: New Schedule 3A to the Greater London Authority Act 1999.

    6. Schedule 6

      Minor and consequential amendments.

    7. Schedule 7

      Repeals.

      1. Part I

        Repeals extending to whole of the United Kingdom.

      2. Part II

        Repeals extending to England, Wales and Scotland.

      3. Part III

        Repeals extending to Northern Ireland only.

An Act to make new provision with respect to the registration of voters for the purposes of parliamentary and local government elections; to make other provision in relation to voting at such elections; and for connected purposes.

[9th March 2000]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

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