Electoral Act, 1997

Consideration of applications.

67.—(1) Where the registration authority is satisfied that an applicant—

(a) is an elector to whom section 63 applies,

(b) has duly completed the application form, and

(c) has furnished the certificate or, as the case may be, statutory declaration required under section 64 ,

the registration authority shall—

(i) rule that the application is granted and mark the application form accordingly, and

(ii) notify the applicant of the decision.

(2) Where the registration authority is not satisfied that an applicant—

(a) is an elector to whom section 63 applies, or

(b) has duly completed the application form, or

(c) has furnished the certificate or, as the case may be, statutory declaration required under section 64 ,

the registration authority shall—

(i) rule that the application is refused and mark the application form accordingly, and

(ii) notify the applicant of the decision and of the reason therefor.

(3) (a) Subject to paragraph (b), whenever an application is received by a registration authority after the date specified in section 63 , the application shall be disregarded and the applicant shall be notified accordingly.

(b) As respects the year in which this Part comes into operation the Minister may, by order, appoint a date to be the latest date for receiving applications in lieu of the date specified for this purpose in sections 63 and 64 and a period for giving public notice in lieu of the period specified in section 66 and paragraph (a) shall be construed accordingly as respects that year.