required age, and is a British subject, and of the character in which the claimant desires to be registered, that is to say, either as a parliamentary elector, or as a local government elector, or as a local government elector who is not entitled to vote for all local government elections, and where the claimant claims in respect of a non-residential qualification a declaration of residence or, in case such person has no settled residence, an address to which communications may be sent. A note shall also be added to the form warning the claimant that any false declaration for the purpose of this provision will involve a penalty.
Where a claim is made on behalf of a claimant by another person, the registration officer shall not enter the name of the claimant on the register, unless the matters required to be stated in the declaration under the foregoing provision are proved to his satisfaction.
Publication of lists of claimaints.
11. It shall be the duty of the registration officer to publish the list of claimants, as respects the lists for the spring register not later than the twenty-fourth day of February, and as respects the lists for the autumn register not later than the twenty-fourth day of August.
Objections.
Notice of objections.
12. Any, person whose name appears on the electors lists for a constituency or local government electoral may object to the registration of any person whose name is included in the electors lists for the constituency or the local government electoral area., as the case may be, by sending notice of objection in the prescribed form to the registration officer not later than the fifteenth day of February in the case of the spring register and the fifteenth day of August in the case of the autumn register, and may object to the registration of any person whose. name is included in the list of claimants by sending notice of objection in the prescribed form to the registration officer not later than the seventh dąy of March in the case of the spring register and the fourth day of September in the case of the autumn register.
Notice to persons affected by objection.
13. The registration officer shall, as soon as practicable after receiving any notice of objection, send a copy of the notice to the person in respect of whose registration the notice of objection is given.
Publication of objections to lists.
14. It shall be the duty of the registration officer to publish a list of the names of persons to whose registration notice of objection has been given not later than the twenty-first day of February in the case of the spring register and not later than the twenty first day of August in the case of the autumn register.
Publication of objections to claims.
15. It shall be the duty of the registration officer to publish a list of the names of persons included in the list of claimants to whose registrations notice of objection has been given as soon as practicable after the seventh Day of March in the case of the spring register and the fourth day of September in the case of the autumn register.
Absent Voters List.
Absent Voters List
16. Any person entitled to be registered as a parliarnentary elector may, not later than the eighteenth day of February where the claim is for the spring register, and the eighteenth day of August where the claim is for the autumn register, claim to be placed on the absent voters list; and the registration officer, if satisfied that there is a probability that the claimant, by reason of the nature of his occupation, service, or employment, may be debarred from voting at a poll at parliamentary elections held during the time the register is in force, shall place the claimant (if registered) on the absent voters list.
