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

SCHEDULE 1 Enabling Powers

These Regulations are made under the following powers–

(a) sections 7(3)(aa), 7A(3)(aa), 7C(2)(aa), 10A(5)(b), 13B, 15(2)(aa), and 53 of, rule 57 in Schedule 1 to, and paragraphs 2A, 2B, 3A, 5A, 8A, 10, 12 and 13(1A) of Schedule 2 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983(1);

(b) having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 202(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, section 10A(1)(a), 10A(3), 13A(1)(a), rules 19A, 24, 28(3), 31A and 45(1B) in Schedule 1 to, and paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 2A to, that Act(2);

(c) sections 2(2)(aa) and 15(5) of the Representation of the People Act 1985(3);

(d) having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 202(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 and paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000(4), paragraphs 3(1)(b) and (2)(c), 4(1)(b), (2)(c) and (4)(a), 6(7) and (8) and 7(5)(c) of that Schedule; and

(e) section 42 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006(5).

Regulations 28, 35 and 55

SCHEDULE 2 Forms

(1)

1983 c. 2. Paragraph (aa) of sections 7(3), 7A(3), 7C(2) and 15(2) were inserted by section 12 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22) (“the 2006 Act”), section 10A was inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2) (“the 2000 Act), and section 13B was inserted by paragraph 6 of that Schedule and amended by section 11 of the 2006 Act, section 53 was amended by paragraph 13 of Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act and subsection (4) inserted by paragraph 109 of Schedule 1 to the 2006 Act, paragraphs (3) to (9) of rule 57 were inserted by section 41 of the 2006 Act, paragraph 2A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 5 of the Representation of the People Act 1989 (c. 28) and amended by paragraph 24 of Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act, paragraph 2B of Schedule 2 was inserted by paragraph 15(3) of Schedule 1 to the 2006 Act, paragraph 3A of Schedule 2 was inserted by paragraph 24 of Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act, paragraph 5A was inserted by section 11 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 and amended by paragraph 11 of Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act, paragraph 8A was inserted by paragraph 15(6) of Schedule 1 to the 2006 Act, paragraph 10 was amended by section 9 of the 2000 Act and paragraph 15(7) of Schedule 1 to the 2006 Act, sub paragraph (aa) of paragraph 12 of Schedule 2 was inserted by paragraph 94 of Schedule 1 to the 2006 Act and sub paragraph (1A) of paragraph 13 of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 9 of the 2000 Act.

(2)

Section 13A was inserted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act, rule 19A was inserted by section 31(2) of the 2006 Act, rule 24 was substituted by section 37 of the 2006 Act, rule 28(3) was amended by section 4 of, and paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to, the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50) and by paragraph 70 of Schedule 1 to the 2006 Act, rule 31A was inserted by section 45 of the 2006 Act, rule 45(1B) was inserted by paragraph 10 of Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act and amended by paragraphs 69 and 73 of Schedule 1 to the 2006 Act, Schedule 2A was inserted by Schedule 16 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41) and paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 2A was inserted by paragraph 16 of Schedule 1 to the 2006 Act.

(3)

1985 c. 50; section 2 was substituted by paragraphs 1 and 3 of Schedule 2 to the 2000 Act and subsection (2)(aa) was inserted by section 12(9) of the 2006 Act, section 15 was amended by section 3 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 58) and by paragraph 7 of Schedule 7 to the Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26) (there are other amendments, but they are not relevant).

(4)

2000 c. 2; paragraphs 3, 4 and 7 of Schedule 4 were amended by the 2006 Act.

(5)

2006 c. 22.