Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1986

Applicant to provide information or documents if required.

5.—(1) An applicant to be included in the special voters list shall furnish to the registration authority any information or documents in his possession or procurement which the registration authority may require from him—

(a) so as to be satisfied that the applicant is a person to whom section 3 (1) of this Act applies, or

(b) for the purpose of their duties in relation to the preparation of the special voters list.

(2) Whenever a registration authority requires, pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, information or documents from an applicant to be included in the special voters list, such applicant shall furnish the authority with the information or documents within the time (being not less than 7 days from the day on which the request is made) specified in the requirement and, if the applicant does not supply the required information or, as the case may be, documents within the time so specified, his application to be included in the special voters list shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.