35A.—(1) The council by which a registration officer was appointed may disclose to that registration officer information contained in records held by that council, for any of the purposes mentioned in paragraph 1A(1) of Schedule 2 to the 1983 Act.
(2) A disclosure under paragraph (1) may be made only in accordance with a written agreement between the council and the registration officer regulating the processing of the information, including its transfer, storage, destruction and security.
(3) Where a council refuses a request by a registration officer to disclose information under paragraph (1) it must give the registration officer written reasons for its refusal.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 35A inserted (9.12.2014) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3124), regs. 1, 7