15 Service declaration
Representation of the People Act 1983 (1983 c 2) | Legislation

15  Service declaration

(1)     A service declaration shall be made only—

(a)     by a person who has a service qualification, or

(b)     subject to any prescribed conditions, by a person about to leave the United Kingdom in such circumstances as to acquire a service qualification,

and a service declaration may be made by such a person notwithstanding the fact that by reason of his age he is not yet entitled to vote.

[(2)     Where a person is registered in a register of electors in pursuance of a service declaration, the person is entitled to remain so registered until—

(a)     the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the date when the entry in the register first takes effect,

[(aa)     the registration officer determines in accordance with regulations that the person was not entitled to be registered,]

[(ab)     the registration officer determines in accordance with regulations that the person was registered as the result of an application under section 10ZC made by some other person or that the person's entry has been altered as the result of an application under section 10ZD made by some other person,]

(b)     the declaration is cancelled under subsection (7) below, or

(c)     another

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