The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 General

   1. 1. Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

3. PART 2 Registration

   1. 2. Amendment to interpretation regulation

   2. 3. Repeal of offence of giving false information to registration officer

   3. 4. Amendment in relation to evidence as to age and nationality

   4. 5. Reminders to persons who have an anonymous entry

   5. 6. Amendments to procedure for applications for registration

   6. 7. Amendments to procedure for making objections to registration

   7. 8. Applications for registration accompanied by applications for anonymous entry not available for public inspection

   8. 9. Amendments to procedure for determining applications for registration and objections without a hearing

   9. 10. Objections relating to applications that have been allowed, but before alterations to register have taken effect

   10. 11. Procedure for other determinations by registration officer of entitlement to registration

   11. 12. Anonymous registration: procedure

   12. 13. Amendment to registration appeals

   13. 14. Revocation of circumstances prescribed under section 10A(5)(b) of the 1983 Act

   14. 15. Anonymous entries

   15. 16. Amendments to references to names

   16. 17. Information about register: anonymous entries

   17. 18. Record of anonymous entries and certificates of anonymous entry

   18. 19. Anonymous registration: amendment to regulation 51

   19. 20. Anonymous registration: amendment to additional requirements for applications for proxy vote in respect of a particular election

   20. 21. Anonymous registration: amendments to procedure on issue of postal ballot papers

   21. 22. Anonymous registration: amendments relating to list of spoilt postal ballot papers and list of lost postal ballot papers

   22. 23. Anonymous registration: amendment relating to edited version of the register

4. PART 3 Alteration of Registers

   1. 24. Representations regarding clerical errors

   2. 25. Amendment to provision about notices in connection with registration

   3. 26. Communication of notices made on polling day

   4. 27. Registers: notices of alterations

5. PART 4 Replacement of Stamping and Counterfoils

   1. 28. Forms of Corresponding Number List

   2. 29. Removal of requirement to stamp ballot papers and replacement of counterfoils

6. PART 5 Absent Voting: Proxy Applications

   1. 30. Persons who may attest applications for a proxy vote

   2. 31. Additional requirements for certain proxy applications for a particular election

   3. 32. Closing date for applications

7. PART 6 Cancellation of Postal Ballot Papers

   1. 33. Cancellation of postal ballot papers

8. PART 7 Official Poll Cards

   1. 34. Prescribed forms of official poll cards and postal poll cards

   2. 35. Insertion of new official poll cards and postal poll cards into Schedule 3

9. PART 8 Postal Voters List

   1. 36. Interpretation of Part V of the 2001 Regulations

   2. 37. Postal voters list and proxy postal voters list

   3. 38. Amendments to procedure for security of special lists

   4. 39. Amendment to procedure for the opening of covering envelopes

   5. 40. Confirmation of receipt of postal vote and postal voting statement

   6. 41. Amendment to requirements for forwarding of documents

10. PART 9 Access to Absent Voter Lists

    1. 42. Supply and disclosure of absent voter lists

    2. 43. Records and lists kept under Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000

    3. 44. Conditions on the use, supply and inspection of absent voter records or lists

11. PART 10 Control of Documents Following an Election

    1. 45. Processing of information outside the EEA

    2. 46. Offences in respect of contravention of Parts III, IV and VI

    3. 47. Supply and inspection of marked registers and other documents

12. PART 11 Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provision

    1. 48. Maundy Thursday

    2. 49. Additional requirement for postal vote applications

    3. 50. Amendments relating to requirement to make notification to absent voters

    4. 51. Persons entitled to be present at proceedings on issue and receipt of postal ballot papers: observers

    5. 52. Envelopes

    6. 53. Restrictions on supply of full register and disclosure of information from it

    7. 54. Replacement of declarations of identity by postal voting statements

    8. 55. Form of Postal Voting Statement

    9. 56. Transitional provision: regulation 31J

13. Signature

14. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       Enabling Powers

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       Forms

15. Explanatory Note