34Enrolment by Electoral Commissioner on Electoral Commissioner’s initiative

34 Enrolment by Electoral Commissioner on Electoral Commissioner’s initiative

34 Enrolment by Electoral Commissioner on Electoral Commissioner’s initiative

(1) If the Electoral Commissioner, at any time, believes that a person who is not enrolled is entitled to be enrolled, the Electoral Commissioner may notify the person concerned in writing (including by email, SMS text message or other electronic means) that—

(a) the Electoral Commissioner believes that the person should be enrolled, and

(b) the Electoral Commissioner will enrol the person unless the person, within the period specified in the notice (being not less than 7 days), notifies the Electoral Commissioner that the Electoral Commissioner’s belief is incorrect (and gives the reasons why that is so).

(2) If no notification is made by the person under subsection (1) (b) within the specified period or, despite any such notification made within that period, the Electoral Commissioner still believes that the person is entitled to be enrolled, the Electoral Commissioner is to—

(a) enrol the person, and

(b) notify the person in writing (including by email, SMS text message or other electronic means) that he or she has been enrolled.

(3) If the Electoral Commissioner, at any time, believes that a person is incorrectly enrolled in respect of an address (the first address), but that the person is entitled to be enrolled in respect of another address (the second address), the Electoral Commissioner may notify the person concerned in writing (including by email, SMS text message or other electronic means) that—

(a) the Electoral Commissioner believes that the person should not be enrolled in respect of the first address, but should be enrolled in respect of the second address, and

(b) the Electoral Commissioner will change the person’s enrolment details unless the person, within the period specified in the notice (being not less than 7 days), notifies the Electoral Commissioner that the Electoral Commissioner’s belief is incorrect (and gives the reasons why that is so).

(4) If no notification is made by the person under subsection (3) (b) within the specified period or, despite any such notification made within that period, the Electoral Commissioner still believes that the person is incorrectly enrolled in respect of the first address, but is entitled to be enrolled in respect of the second address, the Electoral Commissioner is to—