Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001

[F1 General restrictions S

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 6 inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(3) of the amending S.I.) by Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1872), regs. 2(2), 14

Restrictions on supply of full register and disclosure of information from it by the registration officer and his staff S

94.— (1) This regulation applies to–

(a) the registration officer, and

(b) any person appointed to assist any such officer or who in the course of his employment is assigned to assist any such officer in his registration duties.

(2) Where the registration officer is also the counting officer at a referendum held by or under an Act of Parliament (and thereby has access to the full register without being supplied with a copy of it) this regulation also applies to–

(a) the registration officer acting in that other capacity,

(b) any person appointed to assist that officer or who in the course of his employment is assigned to assist that officer in his duties in respect of the election or referendum in question.

(3) No person to whom this regulation applies may–

(a) supply to any person a copy of the full register, or

(b) disclose information contained in the full register (and not contained in the edited register),

otherwise than in accordance with an enactment, including these Regulations.

(4) Nothing in paragraph (3) above applies to the supply or disclosure by a person to whom this regulation applies to another such person in connection with his registration duties or for the purposes of an election or referendum.

Restriction on use of the full register, or of information contained in it, supplied in accordance with enactments or obtained otherwise S

95.— (1) This regulation applies to–

(a) any person to whom a copy of the full register has been supplied in pursuance of a relevant provision;

(b) any person to whom information contained in the full register has been disclosed in pursuance of a relevant provision;

(c) any person to whom a person referred to in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) has supplied a copy of the full register or information contained in it for the purposes (express or implied) of a relevant provision, and

(d) any person who has obtained access to a copy of the full register or information contained in it by any other means.

(2) No person to whom this regulation applies (except by virtue of paragraph (1)(d) above) may–

(a) supply a copy of the full register;

(b) disclose any information contained in it (that is not contained in the edited register), or

(c) make use of such information,

other than for the purpose (express or implied) for which the copy was supplied or the information disclosed to the person in question under the relevant provision.

(3) No person to whom this regulation applies by virtue of paragraph (1)(d) above may–

(a) supply a copy of the full register;

(b) disclose any information contained in it (that is not contained in the edited register), or

(c) make use of such information,

other than for any purpose for which a copy could be supplied or information could be disclosed to the person in question under any enactment (including these Regulations).

(4) In this regulation “relevant provision” means any enactment (except these Regulations) under which a copy of the full register is to be supplied or information from that register is to be disclosed for a particular purpose.]