The Register of Young Voters (Anonymous Entries) (Scotland) Order 2013

Evidence to accompany anonymous registration applications

3.  In the application of regulations 31G(3) (evidence that must accompany an anonymous registration application) and 31H(2)(a) (evidence that satisfies the safety test for anonymous registration) of the 2001 Regulations(1) to registration in the register of young voters, the following orders, interdicts and interim interdicts are to be treated as evidence of the nature prescribed by regulation 31I of the 2001 Regulations (relevant court orders and injunctions), in addition to the orders and injunctions prescribed by that regulation—

(a) any non-harassment order, interdict or interim interdict made under section 8 or 8A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997(2) (in addition to the order prescribed by regulation 31I(3)(e));

(b) a matrimonial interdict within the meaning of section 14 of the Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Act 1981(3);

(c) a domestic interdict within the meaning of section 18A of the Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Act 1981(4);

(d) a relevant interdict within the meaning of section 113 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004(5);

(e) an interdict that has been determined to be a domestic abuse interdict within the meaning of section 3 of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2011(6);

(f) any interdict with an attached power of arrest made under section 1 of the Protection from Abuse (Scotland) Act 2001(7); and

(g) a forced marriage protection order or interim forced marriage protection order made under any of the following provisions—

(i) Part 4A of the Family Law Act 1996(8);

(ii) section 2 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to, the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007(9); and

(iii) sections 1 or 5 of the Forced Marriage etc. (Protection and Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Act 2011(10).

(1)

Regulations 31G to 31J were inserted by S.I. 2007/925 and are applied for the purposes of the register of young voters by section 6 and Part 3 of schedule 1 to the Scottish Independence Referendum (Franchise) Act 2013 (asp 13). Regulations 31I and 31J are amended by S.I. 2009/725; there are other amendments to regulation 31J that are not relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

1997 c.40; section 8 was amended by section 1(1) of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 13) and section 16 of, and schedule 2 to, the Damages (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 7). Section 8A was inserted by section 1(2) of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 13).

(3)

1981 c.59; section 14 was amended by section 10 of, and schedule 3 to, the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 2) (“the 2006 Act”) and by S.S.I. 2006/384.

(4)

Section 18A was inserted by section 31(3) of the 2006 Act.

(5)

2004 c.33; section 113 was amended by sections 33 and 45(2) of, and schedule 1, paragraph 8 and schedule 3 to, the 2006 Act and by S.S.I. 2006/384.

(6)

2011 asp 13.

(7)

2001 asp 14; section 1 was amended by sections 32 and 45(2) of, and schedule 3 to, the 2006 Act.

(8)

1996 c.27; Part 4A was inserted by section 1 of the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 (c.20).

(9)

2007 c.20.

(10)

2011 asp 15.