7 After paragraph 5 insert— 5ZA 1 Provision about the manner in which relevant absent voting applications are to be made. 2 Provision made under sub-paragraph (1) may include provision— a conferring functions on the Secretary of State, registration officers, or local or public authorities in Great Britain, to enable applications to be made in a particular manner; b conferring other functions on registration officers; c conferring functions on the Electoral Commission; d authorising the Secretary of State or the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland, in prescribed circumstances, to complete applications in part for people. 3 Provision imposing requirements to be met in relation to a relevant absent voting application. 4 Provision about how any requirement for an applicant to provide a signature in connection with a relevant absent voting application may be satisfied. 5 In this paragraph “ relevant absent voting application ” has the same meaning as in paragraph 1A. 6 A notice under section 8(9) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (cancellation of proxy appointment) is to be treated as a relevant absent voting application for the purposes of this paragraph.
§ Elections Act 2022 Sch. 2 ¶ 7(untitled)
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