Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001

[F1 Interpretation and edited register S

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 6 inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(3) of the amending S.I.) by Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1872), regs. 2(2), 14

Interpretation of Part VI etc S

92.— (1) In this Part “register” includes–

(a) any part of it, and

(b) except in regulation 93 and in the context of the supply by the registration officer of the register and notices altering the register, any notice altering the register which is published under section 13A(2) [F2 13AB(2),] or 13B(3) [F3 , (3B) or (3D)] of the 1983 Act(1).

(2) In this Part–

(a) “enactment” has the same meaning as in section 17(2) of the 2000 Act; F4 ...

(b) “processor” has the meaning set out in regulation 114 below.

[F5 (c) “relevant conditions” has the same meaning as in section 33(1) of the Data Protection Act 1998, and

(d) “research purposes” shall be construed in accordance with section 33(1) of the Data Protection Act 1998.]

(3) In this Part, any reference to an employee of any person who has access to a copy of the full register shall be deemed to include any person working or providing services for the purposes of that person or employed by or on behalf of, or working for, any person who is so working or who is supplying such a service.

(4) Any restriction on the use of a copy of the full register or information contained in it which is imposed by any regulation in this Part shall apply to a person to whom a copy of the full register has been supplied or information in it has been disclosed under the equivalent regulation in the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001(2), or the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001(3).

(5) Subject to any direction of the Secretary of State under section 52(1) of the 1983 Act(4), any duty on a registration officer to supply data under this Part imposes only a duty to supply data in the form in which he holds it.

(6) The registration officer shall not supply data which includes information not included in the printed version of the full register otherwise than under a provision in an enactment.

Textual Amendments

F2 Word in reg. 92(1)(b) inserted (6.4.2014) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Description of Electoral Registers and Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3206), regs. 1(4), 44

F3 Words in reg. 92(1)(b) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(3)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/925), regs. 1(1), 27

F4 Word in reg. 92(2)(a) omitted (23.3.2006) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/834), regs. 1(1), 12(2)(a)

F5 Reg. 92(2)(c)(d) inserted (23.3.2006) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/834), regs. 1(1), 12(2)(b)

Edited version of register S

93.— (1) At the time when the registration officer publishes a version of the register under section 13(1) or (3) of the 1983 Act(5), (“the full register”), he shall publish a version of the register under this regulation (“the edited register”).

(2) The edited register shall omit the names and addresses of any elector whose details are included in the full register if a request has been duly made in the form referred to in section 10(4) of the 1983 Act or in accordance with regulation 26 above(6) by or on behalf of that elector for his name and address to be excluded from the edited register.

[F6 (2A) The edited register shall omit all anonymous entries in the register, and any information relating to them.]

(3) In other respects the edited register shall be identical to the full register (and, accordingly, shall include any mark or date which is required to be recorded against the name of any elector).

(4) Notwithstanding the omission of names and addresses in accordance with paragraph (2) above, regulation 41 above shall apply to the edited register as it applies to the full register.

(5) Unless the contrary intention appears, any reference in these Regulations to the register is to the full register.

(6) The manner in which each revised version of the edited register is to be published under this regulation is–

(a) by the registration officer making a copy of it available for inspection at his office, and

(b) by such other means (if any) as he thinks appropriate.

(7) Each revised version of the edited register shall be kept published until the coming into force of the next revised version of it.]

Textual Amendments

F6 Reg. 93(2A) inserted (1.4.2007) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/925), regs. 1(1), 23

(1)

Section 4 was substituted by section 1(2) of the 2000 Act.

(2)

Sections 10A and 13A were substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

(3)

Section 2 was substituted by Schedule 2 to the 2000 Act.

(4)

Section 56(1)(a) was amended by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

(5)

Section10A was substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

(6)

Section 4 was substituted by section 1(2) of the 2000 Act.