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57.—(1) Where the registration officer grants an application to vote by post, he shall F1... notify the applicant of his decision.
(2) Where the registration officer grants an application for the appointment of a proxy, he shall, where practicable, confirm in writing to the elector that the proxy has been appointed, his name and address, and the duration of the appointment.
(3) The form of the proxy paper (as amended for use also in respect of European Parliamentary elections) in Form E is hereby prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 6(9) of Schedule 4.
(4) Where the registration officer refuses an application under Schedule 4, he shall notify the applicant of his decision and of the reason for it.
[F2(4A) Where the registration officer grants an application made under–
(a)paragraph 4(3)(a) of Schedule 4 by a person shown as voting by post in the record kept under paragraph 3(4) of that Schedule; or
(b)paragraph 7(7) of that Schedule by a person shown as voting by post in the record kept under paragraph 7(6) of that Schedule,
he shall notify the applicant of this.
(4B) Where a person is removed from the record kept pursuant to paragraph 3(4) [F3or 7(6)] of Schedule 4, the registration officer shall [F4where practicable] notify him of this and the reason for it.
(4C) Where the appointment of a proxy is cancelled by the elector or otherwise ceases to be in force, the registration officer shall [F5where practicable] notify the elector that the appointment has been cancelled or, as the case may be, notify him that the appointment has ceased and the reason for it.]
(5) Where, under regulation 56 above, a registration officer disregards an application for the purposes of any particular parliamentary or local government election, he shall F6... notify the applicant of this.
(6) At a parliamentary election where the registration officer is not the returning officer for any constituency or part of a constituency in the area for which he is the registration officer, he shall send to that officer details of any application to vote by post which he has granted as soon as practicable after doing so.
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Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 57(1) omitted (23.3.2006) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/834), regs. 1(1), 7(2)
F2Reg. 57(4A)-(4C) inserted (23.3.2006) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/834), regs. 1(1), 7(3)
F3Words in reg. 57(4B) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(3)(c) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/925), regs. 1(1), 50(2)(a)
F4Words in reg. 57(4B) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(3)(c) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/925), regs. 1(1), 50(2)(b)
F5Words in reg. 57(4C) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(3)(c) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/925), regs. 1(1), 50(3)
F6Words in reg. 57(5) omitted (23.3.2006) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/834), regs. 1(1), 7(2)
F7Reg. 57(7) omitted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(3)(c) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/925), regs. 1(1), 50(4)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Reg. 57(4) applied (8.2.2008) by The Absent Voting (Transitional Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/48), regs. 1(1), 5(2)(b)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 57 in force at 16.2.2001, see reg. 1(1)
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