The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2015

Article 93

SCHEDULE 9 S REVOCATIONS

The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2010 S

1.  In this Schedule “the 2010 Order” means the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2010(1).

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I1 Sch. 9 para. 1 in force at 16.12.2015 in accordance with art. 1(1)

2.  Subject to paragraph 3, the 2010 Order is revoked.

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I2 Sch. 9 para. 2 in force at 16.12.2015 in accordance with art. 1(1)

3.  The following provisions of the 2010 Order are not revoked—

(a) in article 2 (interpretation), the definitions in paragraph (1) of “the 1983 Act”, “the 1998 Act”, “the 2000 Political Parties Act”, “CRO”, “ERO”, “local authority”, “RRO”, “register of electors”, “registered party”, “service voter” and “Scottish parliamentary election”, and paragraph (2);

(b) article 3(1) (alterations in registers of electors);

(c) article 4(3) and (5) (voting appeals), so far as relating to alterations in the register of electors which take effect under sections 13(5), 13A(2) or 13B(3) or (3B) of the 1983 Act;

(d) article 15(2) (officers of councils to be placed at the disposal of a RRO), so far as relating to the functions of a RRO under the 2010 Order;

(e) article 16 (returning officers: discharge of functions), so far as relating to—

(i) the power of a RRO to appoint persons to discharge the RRO’s functions under the 2010 Order; and

(ii) the duty of RROs and CROs to co-operate in relation to the functions of a RRO under the 2010 Order;

(f) article 21(1) (effect of attainment dates in register entries), and paragraphs (2) to (4) of article 21 (prohibition of exclusion from voting) so far as those paragraphs relate to a person registered as a local government elector;

(g) article 22 (effect of misdescription), so far as relating to misnomers or inaccurate descriptions in the register of electors;

(h) article 23 (discharge of registration duties);

(i) article 24 (payment of registration expenses);

(j) article 28 (breach of official duty);

(k) article 86 (vacancies: regional member seats);

(l) article 87 (modification of section 10 of the 1998 Act);

(m) article 91 (sending of applications, notices etc.);

(n) article 92 (interference with notices), so far as relating to notices published in connection with the duties of an ERO under the 2010 Order;

(o) article 94 (correction of procedural errors), so far as relating to the taking of steps by a RRO to correct the acts or omissions of a RRO in relation to the functions of a RRO under the 1998 Act or the 2010 Order;

(p) in Schedule 2, rule 65 (equality of votes at poll for return of regional members) and rule 76 (regional election: effect of countermand or abandonment of constituency poll);

(q) in Part 1 of Schedule 6 (application of provisions of the 1983 Act to the election or return of constituency members), the application of section 160(4)(a)(i) and (4A), section 173(1)(a)(i) and (2), section 174 (but only so far as relevant to the application of those parts of sections 160 and 173) and section 180A; and

(r) in Part 2 of Schedule 6 (application of provisions of the 1983 Act to the election or return of regional members), the application of section 160(4)(a)(i) and (4A), section 174 (but only so far as relevant to the application of those parts of section 160) and section 180A.

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I3 Sch. 9 para. 3 in force at 16.12.2015 in accordance with art. 1(1)

The Postal Services Act 2011 (Consequential Modifications and Amendments) Order 2011 S

4.  Paragraph 86 of Schedule 1 to the Postal Services Act 2011 (Consequential Modifications and Amendments) Order 2011(2) is revoked.

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I4 Sch. 9 para. 4 in force at 16.12.2015 in accordance with art. 1(1)

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential Provision—Social Workers) Order 2012 S

5.  Paragraph 65 of the Schedule to the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential Provision—Social Workers) Order 2012(3) is revoked.

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I5 Sch. 9 para. 5 in force at 16.12.2015 in accordance with art. 1(1)

The Scotland Act 2012 (Saving and Consequential Provisions) Order 2015 S

6.  Articles 4 to 9 of the Scotland Act 2012 (Saving and Consequential Provisions) Order 2015(4) are revoked.

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I6 Sch. 9 para. 6 in force at 16.12.2015 in accordance with art. 1(1)

APPENDIX OF FORMS S

CONTENTS S

FORM A	Return of expenses which must be authorised by election agent in relation to election of constituency candidate or individual regional candidate
FORM B	Declaration to accompany return of expenses in relation to election of constituency candidate or individual regional candidate
FORM C	Declaration to be made by an election agent for a constituency candidate or for an individual regional candidate or by such a candidate in respect of election expenses
FORM D	Declaration to be made by a party list candidate in respect of election expenses
FORM E	Constituency nomination paper
FORM F	Individual nomination paper
FORM G	Regional party list
FORM H1	Certificate of authorisation in relation to a regional list
FORM H2	Certificate of authorisation in relation to a constituency nomination paper
FORM I	Constituency ballot paper
FORM J	Regional ballot paper
FORM K	Postal voting statement
FORM L1	Elector’s official poll card
FORM L2	Postal voter’s official poll card
FORM M1	Proxy’s official poll card
FORM M2	Proxy postal voter’s official poll card
FORM M3	Elector’s official poll card where elector has appointed a proxy
FORM N1	Guidance for voters
FORM N2	Guidance for voters (Scottish parliamentary and local government elections taken together)
FORM O	Information for voters
FORM P	Certificate of employment
FORM Q	Declaration by the companion of a voter with disabilities
FORM R	Certificate by the constituency returning officer in respect of the election of a member for a Scottish parliamentary constituency
FORM S	Certificate by the regional returning officer in respect of the election of members for a Scottish parliamentary region
FORM T	Postal voting statement (Scottish parliamentary and local government elections and postal voting proceedings taken together)
FORM U	Postal voting statement for Scottish parliamentary election (Scottish parliamentary and local government elections taken together, but postal voting proceedings not taken together)
FORM V	Statement on absent voters
FORM W	Information for voters (Scottish parliamentary and local government elections taken together)
FORM X	Postal voting statement for local government election (Scottish parliamentary and local government elections taken together, but postal voting proceedings not taken together)
FORM Y	Corresponding number list

(1)

S.I. 2010/2999, which is amended by S.I. 2011/2085, S.I. 2012/1479 and S.I. 2015/683.

(2)

S.I. 2011/2085.

(3)

S.I. 2012/1479.

(4)

S.I. 2015/683.