EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations provide that the date by which revised versions of registers of local government electors in Scotland must be published by registration officers for the year 2020 is 1 February 2021 instead of the existing requirement of 1 December 2020.

The Representation of the People (Electoral Registers Publication Date) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1031) prescribe the date of 1 February 2021 for publication by registration officers of revised registers of United Kingdom parliamentary electors in Scotland for the year 2020.

No business and regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations as no impact upon business, charities or voluntary bodies is foreseen.