1992 No. 834 (S.90)
The Representation of the People (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1992
Made
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 2
Whereas a draft of these Regulations has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 53, 201(1) and 202(1) of, and paragraph 5A(3) of Schedule 2 to, the Representation of the People Act 19831 and section 6(1)(c) (as read with section 27(2)) of the Representation of the People Act 19852, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and extent1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Representation of the People (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1992.
2
These Regulations shall extend to Scotland only.
Commencement2
These Regulations shall come into force on 6th April 1992 except for the purposes of any application made before that date under regulation 62(4)(b) of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 19863 which is based on receipt of a mobility allowance.
Amendment of the Regulations of 19863
1
Regulation 62 (additional requirements for applications on grounds of physical incapacity) of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 1986 shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.
2
For paragraph (4)(b) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph:—
b
the application states that the applicant is (under section 37ZC of the Social Security Act 19754 in receipt of the higher rate of the mobility component of a disability living allowance (payable under section 37ZA of that Act) because of the physical incapacity specified in the application in pursuance of paragraph (1) above.
3
For paragraph (5) there shall be substituted the following paragraph:—
5
The fact that an applicant is registered with a local authority or local society for the blind shall be deemed sufficient evidence that he is eligible for an absent vote on the grounds set out in paragraph (b) of section 6(2) of the Act of 1985.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)