Amendment of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001
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9. In regulation 31J (anonymous registration: evidence by attestation)(1)—
(a)in paragraph (4)(a), (b) and (c) for “superintendent” substitute “inspector”;
(b)after paragraph (4)(k) insert—
“(l)any registered medical practitioner;
(m)any registered nurse or midwife;
(n)any person who manages a refuge.”; and
(c)after paragraph (4) insert—
“(4A) In this regulation “refuge” means accommodation together with a planned programme of therapeutic and practical support for victims of, or those at risk of, domestic abuse or violence.”.
(1)
Regulation 31J was inserted by S.I. 2007/925 and subsequently amended by S.I. 2009/725 and S.I. 2013/3206.