17. The Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 1986(1) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs 18 to 22 below.
18. In regulations 29(1)(b) and 37(2)(b) (declarations as to nationality) after the word “Ireland” there shall be inserted “or a relevant citizen of the Union”.
19. In regulation 48(2) (marking of names), after paragraph (4) there shall be added:
“(5) To indicate that a person is a relevant citizen of the Union and is registered only as a local government elector, the letter “G” shall be placed against his name in the register.
(6) To indicate that a person is a relevant citizen of the Union and is registered both as a local government elector and as a European Parliamentary elector, the letter “K” shall be placed against his name in the register.”.
20. In Schedule 2, Form A(3) (return by householder as to residents) shall be amended as follows:
“(a)for the column entitled “NAMES” there shall be substituted the following:
NAMES Enter in block capitals the names of residents who are eligible to vote. Enter householder’s name first, in the appropriate box, if resident and eligible | |
|---|---|
| NAMES OF BRITISH, OTHER COMMONWEALTH OR IRISH CITIZENS | |
| SURNAME (BLOCK LETTERS) | FIRST FORENAME IN FULL. INITIALS OF OTHER FORENAMES (BLOCK LETTERS) |
| NAMES OF CITIZENS OF MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY OTHER THAN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE IRISH REPUBLIC | |
| SURNAME (BLOCK LETTERS) | FIRST FORENAME IN FULL. INITIALS OF OTHER FORENAMES (BLOCK LETTERS)” |
(b)in the declaration, for the words “or citizens of the Republic of Ireland” there shall be substituted “, citizens of the Republic of Ireland or citizens of other Member States of the European Community”;
(c)in the first paragraph of the notes on how to complete the form, for the words “and citizens of the Republic of Ireland” there shall be substituted “, citizens of the Republic of Ireland and citizens of other Member States of the European Community”;
(d)for item (a) under the heading “Do not include” there shall be substituted:
“(a)Foreign nationals — other than citizens of other Members States of the European Community;”; and
(e)at the end of the notes on how to complete the form there shall be added:
Appearance in the register of electors only entitles citizens of Member States of the European Community (other than British or Irish) to vote at local government elections. In order to vote at European Parliamentary elections they must complete a separate form, copies of which can be obtained from the electoral registration officer.”.
21. In Schedule 2, in paragraph 2 of Form B (notice of publication of draft register), after the word “Ireland” there shall be inserted “or a citizen of another Member State of the European Community”.
22. In Schedule 2, Form C (proxy paper) shall be amended as follows:
(a)at the end of paragraph 2 of the note entitled “Your right to vote as proxy” on the back of the form there shall be added:
“If the person on whose behalf you have the right to vote is a citizen of a Member State of the European Community other than the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland, you may vote on his or her behalf only at local government elections and not at parliamentary elections.”, and
(b)in paragraph 3 of the said note, after the penultimate sentence, there shall be inserted:
“You are also capable of being appointed as proxy if you are a citizen of any other Member State of the European Community, but in that case you may only be appointed as proxy for local government elections and not for parliamentary elections.”.