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[F155.—(1) An application under paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 4 to vote by proxy at a particular election shall set out why the applicant’s circumstances on the date of the poll for that election in respect of which it is made will be or are likely to be such that he cannot reasonably be expected to vote in person at his allotted polling station.
[F2(1A) This regulation does not apply where the applicant has an anonymous entry.]
(2) Where an application under paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 4–
(a)is made on the grounds of the applicant’s [F3disability]; and
(b)is made after 5 p.m. on the sixth day before the date of poll at the election for which it is made,
the requirements of regulation 53 as to the matters to be specified and the attestation shall apply.
(3) Where an application mentioned in paragraph (2) is made, the person who attests the application shall state, in addition to those matters specified in [F4regulation 53], to the best of his knowledge and belief, the date upon which the applicant became [F5disabled].
[F6(3ZA) For the purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3), an application on grounds of the applicant’s disability does not include an application on grounds relating to coronavirus within the meaning of regulation 56(3B)(a), (b) or (c).]
[F7(3A) Where an application under paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 4 is made by a person to whom paragraph 2(5A) of that Schedule applies after 5 p.m. on the sixth day before the date of the poll at the election for which it is made, the requirements of paragraph (3B) as to the matters to be specified and as to attestation shall apply.
(3B) Where an application mentioned in paragraph (3A) is made–
(a)the application shall additionally state the name and address of the hospital at which the applicant is liable to be detained; and
(b)the application shall be attested by a manager (or a person on behalf of a manager) within the meaning of section 329 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 responsible for the administration of the hospital at which the applicant is liable to be detained, and the attestation shall state–
(i)the name of the manager attesting the application;
(ii)that the manager is authorised to attest the application;
(iii)the position of the manager in the hospital at which the applicant is liable to be detained; and
(iv)the statutory provision under which the applicant is liable to be detained at the hospital.]
[F8(4) Where an application under paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 4 is made—
(a)on grounds relating to the applicant’s occupation, service or employment; and
(b)after 5 p.m. on the sixth day before the date of the poll at the election for which it is made,
the requirements of regulation 55A as to the matters to be specified and the attestation shall apply.]
[F9(5) Where an application under paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 4 is made after 5pm on the sixth day before the date of the poll at the election for which it is made because the circumstances set out in paragraph (3F)(a) of regulation 56 apply, the application must (in addition to providing any other information required by this Part) state that it is being made because of those circumstances.]]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 55 substituted (23.3.2006) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/834), regs. 1(1), 5
F2Reg. 55(1A) inserted (1.4.2007) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/925), regs. 1(1), 20(2)
F3Word in reg. 55(2)(a) substituted (1.4.2007) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/925), regs. 1(1), 31(2)
F4Words in reg. 55(3) substituted (1.4.2007) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/925), regs. 1(1), 31(3)(a)
F5Word in reg. 55(3) substituted (1.4.2007) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/925), regs. 1(1), 31(3)(b)
F6Reg. 55(3ZA) inserted (temp.) (24.3.2021) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Proxy Vote Applications) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/391), regs. 1(1), 4(3) (with regs. 1(2)(b), 2)
F7Reg. 55(3A)(3B) inserted (1.4.2007) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/925), regs. 1(1), 31(4)
F8Reg. 55(4) 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(3)(b), 23
F9Reg. 55(5) inserted (31.10.2023) by The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), regs. 1(2), 10(5)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Reg. 55 applied (with modifications) (26.2.2016) by The European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/219), reg. 1, Sch. 3 para. 11
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