Commentary on Sections Part 2: Registration of electors Section 9 Registration officers: duty to take necessary steps
62.This section replaces section 9(6) of the 1983 Act with a new section 9A, to expand upon the statement of registration officers’ duties in relation to the maintenance of the registers for which they are responsible. Subsection (2) of the new section sets out a non-exhaustive list of the steps that must be taken to identify persons eligible for registration as electors. Subsection (3) provides a power for the Secretary of State to add to the list of steps to be taken.