Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001

[F1Invitations to apply for registrationS

32ZC.—(1) The Electoral Commission must—

(a)design an invitation to apply for registration;

(b)obtain the approval of the [F2Secretary of State] to the invitation; and

(c)then make the invitation available to registration officers.

[F3(1A) Before giving approval for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b), the [F4Secretary of State] must consult the Scottish Ministers.]

(2) The invitation in paragraph (1) must include—

(a)the full name and address of the person to be invited;

(b)an explanation of how to make an application for registration; F5...

(c)a statement as to the circumstances in which a civil penalty may be imposed under section 9E of the 1983 Act, and the amount of the civil penalty; [F6and]

[F7(d)the website address of the digital service.]

[F8(2A) In relation to the registration of local government electors, where the person to be invited is under the age of 16, the invitation in paragraph (1) must also include an explanation of how the person's information will be held and used.]

(3) Where a registration officer is required by section 9E(1) of the 1983 Act to give a person an invitation to apply for registration—

(a)the registration officer must give the invitation as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event within 28 days of the conditions in section 9E(1) being satisfied;

(b)the invitation must be in the form designed by the Electoral Commission under paragraph (1);

(c)the invitation must be accompanied by an application form in the form designed by the Electoral Commission under regulation 26(3), on which the registration officer has, if practicable, printed the full name and address of the person to be invited; and

(d)the invitation, the application form and a pre-addressed reply envelope, return postage of which has been prepaid, must be given in an envelope on which is printed—

(i)a direction requesting that the envelope is not redirected if it is incorrectly addressed; and

(ii)a direction requesting that any other person who receives the envelope who is resident at the address to which the invitation is addressed inform the registration officer if the addressee is not resident at that address and the registration officer’s contact details in order that they may do so.

[F9(4) The registration officer must give the invitation either—

(a)by delivering it to the person, leaving it at the person’s address or sending it to the person by post; or

(b)by electronic means.

(5) Where an invitation mentioned in paragraph (3) is given by electronic means, the registration officer need not comply with sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) of that paragraph.]]

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