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Amendment of section 9 of Act of 2004
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30. Section 9 of the Act of 2004 is amended—
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(a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2):
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“(2) Subject to section 2(2), a non-national shall comply with the following requirements as to registration:
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(a) he or she shall, as soon as may be, furnish to a registration officer the particulars set out in the Second Schedule, and, unless he or she gives a satisfactory explanation of the circumstances which prevent his or her doing so, produce to the registration officer a valid passport or other equivalent document, issued by or on behalf of an authority recognised by the Government, which establishes his or her identity and nationality;
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(b) he or she shall furnish to a registration officer particulars of any matter affecting in any manner the accuracy of the particulars previously furnished by him or her for the purpose of registration, within 7 days after the matter has occurred, and generally shall furnish to a registration officer all information (including, where required by the registration officer, a recent photograph of him or her) that may be necessary for maintaining the accuracy of the register;
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(c) he or she shall—
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(i) if about to change his or her residence, furnish to a registration officer particulars as to the date on which his or her residence is to be changed and as to his or her intended residence, and
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(ii) on effecting any change of residence, within 48 hours of his or her change of residence, furnish to a registration officer particulars as to his or her current residence, if these particulars have not already been furnished by him or her under subparagraph (i);
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(d) if at any time he or she is absent from his or her residence for a continuous period exceeding one month, he or she shall furnish to a registration officer particulars of his or her current address and every subsequent change of address, and inform a registration officer of his or her return to his or her residence;
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(e) he or she shall, on the request of a registration officer made for the purpose of compliance by a registration officer with subsection (4A)(b), produce his or her registration certificate to a registration officer.”,
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(b) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (3):
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“(3) If a non-national has no residence in the State, he or she shall, so far as possible, furnish to a registration officer the particulars that would be required under this section if he or she had a residence in the State, and also, if he or she is about to change his or her address, furnish to a registration officer particulars as to the date on which his or her address is to be changed and as to his or her intended address.”,
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(c) in subsection (4), by the substitution of “either by informing a registration officer” for “either by giving notice to the registration officer”,
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(d) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (4):
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“(4A) Subject to section 19(3), a registration officer shall issue to a non‑national a registration certificate—
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(a) on registration of the non-national, and
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(b) where the entry in the register relating to the registration of the non-national is altered or added to, if the registration officer is of the opinion that the making of a corresponding alteration or addition to the non-national’s registration certificate is necessary to ensure the accuracy of the certificate.”,
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(e) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (7):
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“(7A) (a) A person who is required under subsection (2), (3) or (4) to furnish, produce or provide particulars, information or a document to a registration officer may comply with the requirement concerned by furnishing, producing or providing the particulars, information or document, or a copy of the document, as the case may be, by such electronic means and in such manner as may be specified by the Minister under paragraph (b).
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(b) The Minister may, for the purposes of paragraph (a), specify the electronic means by which, and the manner in which, particulars, information or a document to which the paragraph applies may be furnished, produced or provided.
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(c) The Minister shall publish, on a website maintained by the Minister or the Government, the details of any matter specified by him or her for the purposes of paragraph (a).”,
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and
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(f) in subsection (8), by the substitution of “person” for “non-national”.
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