The Electoral Registration Data Schemes Order 2011

• Citation: S.I. 2011/1466
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Electoral Registration Data Schemes Order 2011 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Section 2 Citation, commencement and interpretation

In this Order—

“ the Act ” means the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009;

“area” means—

in England, a district or London borough;

in Wales, a county or county borough;

in Scotland, a local government area;

“the table” means the table set out in the Schedule.

Section 3 Schemes

Subject to article 4, at any time before 1st December 2011 a person mentioned in the second column of the table (“the authority”) may provide to the registration officer for the area mentioned in the corresponding entry in the first column information described in the corresponding entry in the third column (“data”) which relates to addresses in that area, for the purpose mentioned in section 35(2) of the Act.

Section 4 Agreements as to processing of data

(1) The authority may provide data to the registration officer under article 3 only if the authority and the registration officer have agreed in writing, in relation to the scheme, requirements as to the processing of data, including requirements as to the transfer, storage, destruction and security of data.

(2) An agreement under paragraph (1) must make provision for the consequences of a failure to comply with such requirements, and those consequences may include the suspension or termination of the provision of data by the authority.

(3) An agreement under paragraph (1) must be consistent with the provisions of Part 4 of the Act and this Order.

Section 5 Evaluation date

For the purpose of section 36(3) of the Act, the evaluation date for each scheme is 1st March 2012.