Register of Names and Addresses (Comparison with Electoral Registers) (Jersey) Regulations 2015

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Register of Names and Addresses (Comparison with Electoral Registers) (Jersey) Regulations 2015

Official Consolidated Version

This is an official version of consolidated legislation compiled and issued under the authority of the Legislation (Jersey) Law 2021.

 

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Register of Names and Addresses (Comparison with Electoral Registers) (Jersey) Regulations 2015

THE STATES, in pursuance of Articles 1(2) and 5(2) of the Register of Names and Addresses (Jersey) Law 2012, have made the following Regulations –

Commencement [see endnotes]

1        Interpretation

(1)     In these Regulations –

“principal Law” means the Register of Names and Addresses (Jersey) Law 2012;

“registrable facts” do not include an individual’s social security number.

(2)     In these Regulations, any reference to an electoral register shall be construed in accordance with the Elections (Jersey) Law 2002.[1]

2        Use of registrable facts

(1)     The Minister, the Privileges and Procedures Committee, the parishes and the Association of Electoral Administrators may use the registrable facts relating to all individuals registered in the Register of Names and Addresses for the purposes of –

(a)     comparing those registrable facts with the information recorded in electoral registers; and

(b)     without prejudice to the generality of Article 2(3)(a) of the principal Law, considering the use of the registrable facts in connection with the maintenance of electoral registers.

(2)     The definition “public authority” in Article 1(1) of the principal Law shall include, for the purposes only of the use permitted by paragraph (1) of this Regulation –

(a)     the Privileges and Procedures Committee; and

(b)     the Association of Electoral Administrators, incorporated under the Companies Act 2006 of the United Kingdom (Company Number 02406897).

3        Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Register of Names and Addresses (Comparison with Electoral Registers) (Jersey) Regulations 2015.

 

 


Endnotes

Table of Legislation History

Legislation

Year and No

Commencement

Register of Names and Addresses (Comparison with Electoral Registers) (Jersey) Regulations 2015

R&O.78/2015

21 July 2015

Elections (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Jersey) Law 2021

L.19/2021

20 January 2021

Table of Endnote References

 



[1] Article 1(2)                  amended by L.19/2021


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