Power to refuse to include in the Roll inappropriate names
93A Power to refuse to include in the Roll inappropriate names
This section applies to the inclusion of a person’s name in a Roll under a provision of this Part.
The Electoral Commissioner may refuse to include a person’s name in a Roll if the Electoral Commissioner considers that the name:
is fictitious, frivolous, offensive or obscene; or
is not the name by which the person is usually known; or
is not written in the alphabet used for the English language.
The Electoral Commissioner may refuse to include a person’s name in a Roll if including the name in the Roll would be contrary to the public interest.
If the Electoral Commissioner decides under this section to refuse to include a person’s name in a Roll, the Electoral Commissioner must notify the person in writing of that decision.
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