Electoral Registration and Administration Bill

Page 23, line 15, leave out “In section 13(5)(b),” and insert—

“(1) Section 13 (publication of registers) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2)(b), after “13A(3)” insert “or (3A)”.

(3) In subsection (5)(b),”

Page 23, line 23, at end insert—

“( ) After subsection (3) insert—

“(3A) Subsection (2)(a)(ii) also does not require a registration officer in Great Britain to issue a notice under subsection (2) in a case where the month which follows that in which the relevant time falls is the month containing the date on which a revised version of the register is next due to be published in accordance with section 13(1)(a); and in such a case the alteration in question shall be made in that revised version of the register.””

Insert the following new Clause—

“Repeal of the edited version of the electoral register

With effect from 1 December 2013, the provisions of the Representation of the People Act (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/1871), the Representation of the People Act (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/1872), and the Representation of the People Act (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/1873) in respect of the edited version of the Electoral Register shall cease to have effect and no further versions of the edited Electoral Register shall be produced.”

Insert the following new Clause—

“Edited version of the electoral register

(1) With effect from 1 December 2013, the edited version of the electoral register shall cease to be available for purchase for commercial purposes.

(2) From that date, copies of the edited version of the electoral register may only be purchased by organisations that the Secretary of State has designated as bodies with a legitimate purpose for seeking access to the register.”

Insert the following new Clause—

“Opt-in to the edited version of the electoral register

(1) From 1 December 2013, the inclusion of the name of an elector on the edited version of the electoral register shall only take place when the elector has given permission for his name to be included.

(2) For the purpose of subsection (1), permission shall deemed to have been given when the elector ticks a box on the electoral registration form indicating that he wishes to be so included.”