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ELECTORAL REGISTRATION (NI) ACT

CONTENT

  • The purpose of the Act is to provide the Chief Electoral Officer of Northern Ireland (the CEO) the power to re- register former electors on to the Northern Ireland Electoral Register ('the register') by 1 April 2005.
  • Former electors are individuals who appeared on the register published on 1 September 2004, but failed to return the annual canvass from that year or failed to complete it accurately, and accordingly did not appear on the register published on 1 December 2004.
  • The Act also provides for the CEO to carry forward names of electors who fail to complete the annual canvass form in 2005 onto the register published on 1 December 2005. This provision expires after 12 months, but may be renewed for a further 12 months by order of the Secretary of State.

TIMING

  • The Act received Royal Assent on 24 February and came into force immediately.

 

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