The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Description of Electoral Registers and Amendment) Regulations 2013

Amendment in relation to procedure for reviewing entitlement to registration

18.—(1) Regulation 31D is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1) for “may” substitute “must”.

(3) In paragraph (4)(a) for “is not entitled to be registered” substitute “is or was not entitled to be registered, or has an entry in the register which results from or was altered as the result of an application made by another person,”.

(4) In paragraph (5)—

(a) after “not entitled to be registered” insert “, that the subject of the review was registered and their entry has been altered as the result of an application made by another person,”; and

(b) after “as the case may be,” insert “that the subject of the review”.

(5) In paragraph (7) for “is entitled to be registered” substitute “is or was entitled to be registered, or that the person’s entry in the register does not result from or has not been altered as the result of an application made by another person,”.

(6) In paragraph (8)—

(a) after “was not entitled to be registered” insert “, that the subject of the review was registered and their entry has been altered as the result of an application made by another person,”; and

(b) after “as the case may be,” insert “that the subject of the review”.