HC Deb 15 June 1948 vol 452 cc347-8
Mr. Younger

I beg to move, in page 26, line 8, after "that" to insert:

  1. "(a) a person shall not be entitled to be registered more than once in any local government area; and
  2. (b)"
Perhaps I might also discuss two later Amendments: In line 10, to leave out "electoral" and to insert "local government," and in line 25, to leave out "electoral" and to insert "local government." These Amendments again relate to the non-resident local government vote. It was pointed out in Committee that, although a person who has two qualifications in the same local government area will be prohibited from voting in respect of more than one of them at an ordinary election, he will not be prohibited from voting, in respect of different qualifications at successive casual elections in the same area. These Amendments are designed to meet this point by providing that a person shall not be entitled to be registered more than once in the same local government area. The Amendment in line 25 has the effect that where a person has both a resident and a non-resident qualification in the same local government area he shall be registered in respect of the resident qualification only.

Amendment agreed to.

Further Amendments made: In page 26, line 8, leave out from "who," to "shall," in line 9, and insert "has a service qualification."

In line 10, leave out "electoral," and insert "local government."

In line 13, leave out "member of the forces," and insert "person having a service qualification."

In line 25, leave out "electoral," and insert "local government."—Mr. Younger.