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Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001, Section 32ZBG is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 19 August 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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32ZBG.—(1) The Electoral Commission must—
(a)design the following—
(i)a paper canvass communication A;
(ii)a paper canvass form;
(iii)a paper canvass communication B;
(b)obtain the approval of the [F3Secretary of State] to the communications and the form; and
(c)make the designs available to registration officers.
(2) Before giving the approval referred to in paragraph (1)(b) the [F4Secretary of State] must consult the Scottish Ministers.
(3) The canvass communication A referred to in paragraph (1)(a)(i) must—
(a)include a space for the full name and nationality of each person who is registered in a register F5... at the address to which the communication relates;
(b)include a space for the full name and nationality of each person whose application for registration at the address in a register F6... under section 10ZC(1) or 10ZD(1) of the 1983 Act has been successfully determined where the date on which the applicant’s name will be published in a notice of alteration under section 13A(2) of the 1983 Act is after the date on which the communication will be sent;
(c)where a person’s personal data has been processed under regulation 32ZBB prior to the registration officer sending the communication, include a notification that such processing was carried out in accordance with any applicable requirements relating to the protection of personal data, and that any information provided in response to the communication will be processed in accordance with such requirements;
(d)require the occupier or, if there is no occupier, or it is not reasonably practicable for the occupier to provide the required information, the person in charge of the premises—
(i)to notify the registration officer responsible for the area in which the address is situated if any of the information provided in the communication is incomplete or inaccurate; F7...
(ii)to provide the registration officer with the full name and nationality of each person aged 16 or over who is eligible to be registered in a register F8..., and is residing at the address to which the communication relates, where that information is not included in the communication; [F9and
(iii)to provide the registration officer with the full name, date of birth and nationality of each person aged 14 or 15 who is eligible to be registered in the register of local government electors, and is residing at an address to which the communication relates, where that information is not included in the communication;]
(e)set out the manner in which the responses referred to in subparagraph (d) may be provided, and—
(i)require a named person at the address to which the communication relates to make a declaration that the information contained in such responses is true; and
(ii)require an indication, if the person making the declaration is not resident at the address, of the capacity in which they are making it.
(4) The canvass form referred to in paragraph (1)(a)(ii) must—
(a)require the recipient to provide the full name and nationality of each person aged 16 or over who is eligible to be registered in a register F10... and is residing at the address to which the form is delivered;
(b)include a space for the full name and nationality of each person whose application for registration at the address in a register F11... under section 10ZC(1) or 10ZD(1) of the 1983 Act has been successfully determined where the date on which the applicant’s name will be published in a notice of alteration under section 13A(2) of the 1983 Act is after the date on which the canvass form will be sent;
(c)where a person’s personal data has been processed prior to the registration officer sending the form, include a notification that such processing was carried out in accordance with any applicable requirements relating to the protection of personal data, and that any information provided in response to the form will be processed in accordance with such requirements;
(d)include space for the email address and telephone number or numbers of each person residing at the address who is entitled to be registered in a register F12..., together with an explanation that provision of this information is not mandatory;
(e)include a declaration that the information provided is true, to be made by a named person at the address to which the form is given and include an indication, if the person who is making the declaration is not resident at the address, of the capacity in which they are making it.
[F13(f)require the recipient to provide the full name, date of birth and nationality of each person aged 14 or 15 who is eligible to be registered in a register of local government electors and is residing at the address to which the form is delivered.]]]
Textual Amendments
F1Regs. 32ZA-32ZI inserted (10.6.2014) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Description of Electoral Registers and Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3206), regs. 1(5)(c), 22 (as amended by S.I. 2014/1250, regs. 1, 4)
F2Regs. 32ZBA-32ZBG inserted (31.12.2019) by The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1451), regs. 1(3), 18
F3Words in reg. 32ZBG(1)(b) substituted (8.12.2021) by The Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1265), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 29(11) (with art. 12)
F4Words in reg. 32ZBG(2) substituted (8.12.2021) by The Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1265), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 29(11) (with art. 12)
F5Words in reg. 32ZBG(3)(a) omitted (27.4.2020) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/113), regs. 1(2), 13(a)(i)
F6Words in reg. 32ZBG(3)(b) omitted (27.4.2020) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/113), regs. 1(2), 13(a)(i)
F7Word in reg. 32ZBG(3)(d)(i) omitted (27.4.2020) by The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/113), regs. 1(2), 13(a)(ii)
F8Words in reg. 32ZBG(3)(d)(ii) omitted (27.4.2020) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/113), regs. 1(2), 13(a)(i)
F9Reg. 32ZBG(3)(d)(iii) and word inserted (27.4.2020) by The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/113), regs. 1(2), 13(a)(iii)
F10Words in reg. 32ZBG(4)(a) omitted (27.4.2020) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/113), regs. 1(2), 13(b)(i)
F11Words in reg. 32ZBG(4)(b) omitted (27.4.2020) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/113), regs. 1(2), 13(b)(i)
F12Words in reg. 32ZBG(4)(d) omitted (27.4.2020) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/113), regs. 1(2), 13(b)(i)
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