Registration of Electors Act 1980 · As enacted · Part I · Qualifications of Electors
6. or retention — of names in
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The name of a person shall be entered or retained in the register for any electoral district in any year under his qualifying address, and accordingly such person shall not be entitled to have his name so entered or retained under any other address
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yunder qualifying addresses.
Provided, however, that the registration of such person as an elector shall be deemed or construed not to be invalid or of no effect by reason only of the failure to comply with the preceding provisions of this section in respect of the entry or retention of his name in such register.