Representation of the People Act 1983

[F1 199C Scottish local government elections: translations etc. of certain documents S

(1) Subsections (2) and (3) below apply to any document which, under or by virtue of this Act, is required or authorised to be given to voters or displayed in any place for the purposes of a local government election in Scotland.

(2) The person who is required or authorised to give or display the document must, as he thinks appropriate, also give or display or otherwise make available in such form as he thinks appropriate—

(a) the document in Braille;

(b) the document in languages other than English;

(c) graphical representations of the information contained in the document;

(d) other means of making the information contained in the document accessible to persons who might not otherwise have reasonable access to the information.

(3) The person required or authorised to give or display the document must also, as he thinks appropriate, make available the information contained in the document in such audible form as he thinks appropriate.

(4) Subsections (2) and (3) above do not apply to—

(a) the nomination paper; or

(b) the ballot paper.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 199C inserted (S.) (17.2.2007) by Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14), ss. 31, 63; S.S.I. 2007/26, art. 3(1)(f) (with art. 3(2))

[F2 199C Local government elections in Wales: translations etc. of certain documents E+W

(1) Subsections (2) and (3) apply to any document which under or by virtue of this Act is required or authorised to be given to voters or displayed in any place for the purposes of a local government election in Wales.

(2) The person (“P”) who is required or authorised to give or display the document must, as P thinks appropriate, give or display or otherwise make available in such form as P thinks appropriate—

(a) the document in Braille;

(b) the document in languages other than English and Welsh;

(c) graphical representations of the information contained in the document;

(d) other means of making the information contained in the document accessible to persons who might not otherwise have reasonable access to the information.

(3) P must, as P thinks appropriate, make available the information contained in the document in such audible form as P thinks appropriate.

(4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to—

(a) the nomination paper; or

(b) the ballot paper.]

Textual Amendments

F2 S. 199C inserted (E.W.) (20.3.2021) by Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1), ss. 22(3), 175(3)(e) (with s. 3)