16.-(1) Voters comprised by section 2 shall be included, upon request, in the electoral register in the municipality where they last were listed in the national register. The request must be submitted to the local council on a form which has been approved by the Minister for the Interior.
(2) Voters who have stayed abroad for more than four years and who are not comprised by section 2(1) can only be included in the electoral register provided the Franchise Board considers the conditions of section 2(2) fulfilled in each individual case. If there is any doubt, whatsoever, as to whether a voter is comprised by section 2, the voter can be included in the electoral register provided only the Franchise Board considers the conditions in section 2 fulfilled in each individual case.
(3) Decisions regarding the inclusion in electoral registers of voters comprised by section 2(2) are valid for two years from the day of decision. If, prior to the expiry of this term, the voter submits a request for renewed inclusion in the electoral register, the term is extended until a decision has been made.
(4) The Minister for the Interior shall lay down detailed rules for inclusion in the electoral register of voters comprised by section 2.
