Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill – in the House of Commons at 11:00 pm on 18 October 2010.
Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000Section 6A(4) of the 2000 Act (meaning of "relevant counting officer") applies for the purposes of the referendum as if for paragraphs (a) and (b) there were substituted "in accordance with paragraph 1A of Schedule 1 to the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2010."Section 9C of the 2000 Act (provision of information about expenditure) applies for the purposes of the referendum as if for the words in subsection (2)(c) after "in connection with" there were substituted "the referendum under section 1 of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2010."Section 128 of the 2000 Act (counting officers etc for referendums) applies for the purposes of the referendum as if-
(a) subsections (3), (4), (8) and (9)(b) were omitted;
(b) in subsection (5), for "the area for which he is appointed" there were substituted "the voting area for which he acts";
(c) in subsection (9), for paragraph (a) there were substituted-
"(a) "voting area" has the meaning given by section 5(2) of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2010;".
Electoral Administration Act 2006'.
Amendment 186, page 105, line 12, leave out '(subject to sub-paragraph (4)(c), (d), (e) and (g))'.
Amendment 187, page 105, line 16, leave out sub-paragraph (4).
Amendment 310, page 111, line 23, leave out 'the relevant area' and insert
'any voting area or part of a voting area'.
Amendment 311, page 112, line 44, leave out 'the relevant area' and insert
'any voting area or part of a voting area'.
Amendment 188, in schedule 4, page 113, leave out lines 12 to 24 and insert-
| "'(1) In this regulation "personal identifiers record" means a record kept by a registration officer in pursuance of- | ||
| (a) paragraph 3(9) or 7(12) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 in relation to persons entitled to vote in the referendum, | ||
| (b) paragraph 3(9) or 7(13) of Schedule 2 to the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004 in relation to peers entitled to vote in the referendum, or | ||
| (c) paragraph 4(8) or 8(10) of Schedule 3 to the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2010." | ||
| In paragraph (3), for sub-paragraph (a) substitute- | ||
| "(a) any agent attending proceedings on receipt of postal ballot papers, in accordance with regulation 85A(4) or 85B(3)(a)."'. | ||
Amendment 189, page 116, line 27, leave out '38' and insert '39'.
Amendment 190, page 116, line 37, leave out '37(1)' and insert '37(4)'.
Amendment 312, page 117, line 5, leave out from beginning to 'appointed' in line 7 and insert 'relevant registration officer'.
Amendment 191, page 117, line 9, leave out '48' and insert '49'.
Amendment 313, page 117, line 21, leave out from 'paragraph' to end of line 24 and insert
'relevant registration officer' has the meaning given by rule 49(3) of the referendum rules.'.
Amendment 314, page 118, column 2, leave out lines 38 to 41.
Amendment 315, page 119, line 3, leave out 'the' and insert 'a'.
Amendment 316, page 119, line 4, leave out 'the' and insert 'each relevant'.
Amendment 317, page 119, line 17, leave out 'regulation "relevant' and insert-
| 'regulation- | ||
| "relevant counting officer" in relation to a registration officer- | ||
| (a) means a counting officer for a voting area that is the same as, or falls wholly or partly within, the registration officer's registration area, but | ||
| (b) does not include a counting officer who is the same individual as the registration officer. | ||
| "relevant'. |
318, page 120, column 2, leave out lines 15 to 18.
Amendment 319, page 120, line 20, leave out 'the' and insert 'a'.
Amendment 320, page 120, line 21, leave out 'the' and insert 'each relevant'.
Amendment 321, page 120, line 34, leave out 'regulation "relevant' and insert-
| 'regulation- | ||
| "relevant counting officer" in relation to a registration officer- | ||
| (c) means a counting officer for a voting area that is the same as, or falls wholly or partly within, the registration officer's registration area, but | ||
| (d) does not include a counting officer who is the same individual as the registration officer. | ||
| "relevant'. |
Amendment 322, page 122, line 5, leave out 'are to a registration officer mentioned in rule 49(1)(a)' and insert
'have the meaning given by rule 49(3)'.
Amendment 323, page 123, line 42, at end insert 'UNITED KINGDOM'.
Amendment 192, page 124, line 17, leave out '(subject to sub-paragraph (4)(b))'.
Amendment 193, page 124, line 21, leave out sub-paragraph (4).
Amendment 194, in schedule 4, page 128, line 43, at end insert-
| 'In paragraph (5), for "a particular election" substitute "the referendum".'. |
Amendment 195, page 131, line 12, leave out '39(4)' and insert '39(4)(b) and (5)'.
Amendment 324, page 132, line 34, at end insert 'UNITED KINGDOM'.- (Mr Harper .)
Schedule 4, as amended, agreed to.
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