Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001

Information about register

44.—(1) As soon as practicable after the publication of a revised version of the register under section 13(1) of the 1983 Act, the registration officer shall supply to the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers and the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Scotland, a document setting out the information about electors which is required by paragraphs (2) to (4) below.

(2) The document referred to in paragraph (1) above shall state the name of the constituency (and, if only part of the constituency is situated in the area for which the registration officer acts, that fact) and shall list the following total numbers of electors in that constituency or part thereof, namely–

(a) parliamentary electors (including those referred to in sub-paragraph (d) below);

(b) local government electors (including those referred to in sub-paragraph (d) below);

(c) those local government electors who are ineligible to vote at parliamentary elections; and

(d) those registered in pursuance of section 4(5) of the 1983 Act(1).

(3) The document referred to in paragraph (1) above shall set out separately as respects those electors referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) and (d) of paragraph (2) above the following totals, namely–

(a) those registered by virtue of residence at a qualifying address;

(b) those registered in pursuance of a service declaration;

(c) those registered in pursuance of an overseas elector’s declaration; and

(d) those registered in pursuance of a declaration of local connection.

(4) The document referred to in paragraph (1) above shall in respect of each relevant area in the constituency state–

(a) its name or number;

(b) the letters, numbers or combinations, referred to in regulation 39 above for each parliamentary polling district in each relevant area (or part thereof); and

(c) if only part of the relevant area is situated in the constituency, that fact;

and shall list the following total numbers of electors in that area (or part thereof) namely–

(i) parliamentary electors (including those referred to in sub-paragraph (ii)) below;

(ii) those registered by virtue of section 4(5) of the 1983 Act; and

(iii) those local government electors who are ineligible to vote at parliamentary elections.

(5) In paragraph (4) above “relevant area” means an electoral ward in terms of section 5(5) of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994(2).

(1)

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

(2)

1994 c. 39.