Amendment of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001

5.  In regulation 26B (power to request additional evidence where certain information is unavailable or where the registration officer considers it necessary)(1)—

(a) in paragraph (11) for “a qualifying Commonwealth citizen,” substitute “a qualifying Commonwealth citizen or a qualifying foreign national,”,

(b) after sub-paragraph (12)(b) insert—

“(c) “qualifying foreign national” has the same meaning as in section 202(1) of the 1983 Act(2).”.

(1)

Regulation 26B was added by S.S.I 2013/3206 and amended by section 5(3) and section 11(3) of the 2015 Act and S.S.I. 2017/604.

(2)

The definition of “qualifying foreign national” is added to section 202(1) of the 1983 (c.2) by section 1(9) of the 2020 Act.