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After section 1(3) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (conditions for qualifying as an overseas elector include previous registration as resident in the United Kingdom) there is inserted—.
After section 3(4) of that Act (conditions for peer to qualify as an overseas elector for European Parliamentary elections include previous registration as resident in the United Kingdom) there is inserted—.
In section 1 of the Representation of the People Act 1985—
in subsection (2)(b), for “the following” there is substituted “one of the following sets of”,
in subsection (3), for “Those conditions are” there is substituted “The first set of conditions is”, and
at the end of subsection (4) there is inserted “and the reference in subsection (3A) above to a register of local government electors includes a reference to a register of electors prepared for the purposes of local elections (within the meaning of the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962)”.
In section 2 of that Act—
in subsection (1), at the end of paragraph (b) there is inserted “or, as the case may be, at which he was resident”,
in subsection (2), after “year” there is inserted “(being a year during the whole or any part of which he may be entitled to vote)”,
in subsection (4)—
for the words from “specify the” to “such address” there is substituted—, and
after “registered” there is inserted “or, as the case may be, at which he was resident”.
In section 3 of that Act—
in subsection (3)(b), for “the following” there is substituted “one of the following sets of”, and
in subsection (4), for “Those conditions are” there is substituted “The first set of conditions is”.
In Schedule 2 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 (provisions that may be contained in regulations about registration), after paragraph 2 there is inserted—
In section 76(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (limitation of election expenses)—
in paragraph (a), for “parliamentary election” there is substituted “ parliamentary general election, being an election ”, and
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There shall be charged on and paid out of the Consolidated Fund any increase attributable to this Act in the sums to be charged on and paid out of that Fund under any other Act.
There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—
any increase attributable to this Act in the sums to be paid out of money so provided under any other Act, and
any administrative expenses incurred by the Secretary of State in consequence of this Act.
This Act may be cited as the Representation of the People Act 1989 and shall be included among the Acts that may be cited as the Representation of the People Acts.
This Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint, and different days may be appointed for different provisions and for different purposes.
This Act extends to Northern Ireland.