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Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001

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Supply of free copies of register and list of overseas electors on requestS

47.—(1) Any supply of a register or a list of overseas electors under this regulation shall be–

(a)free of charge, and

(b)on request.

(2) Unless the request is for the supply of a printed version of the register or list of overseas electors, the copy shall be supplied in data form.

(3) The registration officer shall supply to the Member of Parliament for a constituency one copy of so much of the register as relates to that constituency and one copy of so much of the list of overseas electors as so relates.

(4) The registration officer shall supply to each Member of the European Parliament for an electoral region in which that officer’s registration area is situated one copy of the register and one copy of the list of overseas electors.

(5) The registration officer shall supply one copy of so much of the register as relates to an electoral ward to–

(a)the councillor for that ward, and

(b)each candidate at a local government election for that ward or his election agent.

(6) The registration officer shall supply to a community council one copy of so much of the register as relates to the area of that community council.

(7) The registration officer shall supply to a registered political party one copy of the register.

(8) The registration officer shall supply one copy of so much of the register as relates to a particular constituency and one copy of so much of the list of overseas electors as so relates to–

(a)any person who satisfies the registration officer that he requires them for use in connection with his own or some other person’s prospective candidature at a parliamentary election for that constituency; and

(b)each candidate at a parliamentary election for that constituency or his election agent.

(9) Not more than one person for the same candidature may be supplied under paragraph (8)(a) above.

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I1Reg. 47 in force at 16.2.2001, see reg. 1(1)

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