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Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001
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General requirements for applications for an absent voteS
51.—(1) An application under Schedule 4 must comply with the requirements of this regulation and such further requirements in this Part of these Regulations as are relevant to the application.
(2) The application must state–
(a)the full name of the applicant;
(b)the address in respect of which the applicant is [F1registered or has applied to be (or is treated as having applied to be) registered] in the register except in the case of an application under paragraph 7(4) or (7) of Schedule 4;
(c)in the case of such an application, the proxy’s address, together with the name of the elector for whom he will act as proxy and the elector’s address for the purposes of sub-paragraph (b) above;
(d)in the case of a person applying to vote by post, the address to which the ballot paper should be sent; and
(e)in the case of an application to vote by proxy, the grounds on which the elector claims to be entitled to an absent vote.
(3) The application shall be made in writing and be signed and dated by the applicant.
(4) An application under Schedule 4 which is made for an indefinite period or the particular period specified in the application must state–
(a)that it is so made, and
(b)whether it is made for parliamentary elections, local government elections or both.
(5) An application under Schedule 4 which is made for a particular parliamentary or local government election must–
(a)state that it is so made, and
(b)identify the election in question,
but, where the poll at one election falls on the same day as the poll at another election, the application shall, unless a contrary intention appears, apply to both elections.
(6) Where an application is made to vote by proxy, it shall include an application for the appointment of a proxy which meets the requirements of regulation 52 below.
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F1Words in reg. 51(2)(b) substituted (23.3.2006) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/834), regs. 1(1), 3
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I1Reg. 51 in force at 16.2.2001, see reg. 1(1)
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