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The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
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4. For regulation 51A(1) (additional provision concerning the requirement that an application for an absent vote must be signed by the applicant) substitute–
“51A. The registration officer may satisfy himself–
(a)that an application under Schedule 4 meets any requirements that it has been signed by the applicant and states his date of birth by referring to any signature and date of birth–
(i)previously provided by the applicant to the registration officer or the returning officer; or
(ii)previously provided by the applicant to the authority referred to in regulation 35(2)(a), if held by that authority in records which the registration officer is authorised to inspect for the purposes of his registration duties; and
(b)as to whether the applicant is unable to provide a signature or a consistent signature due to any disability or inability to read or write.”.
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Regulation 51A was inserted by S.I. 2006/834.
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