Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001

[F1Interpretation of Part VI etcS

92.—(1) In this Part “register” includes–

(a)any part of it, and

(b)except in [F2regulations 93 and 93A] and in the context of the supply by the registration officer of the register and notices altering the register, any notice altering the register which is published under section 13A(2) [F313AB(2),] or 13B(3) [F4, (3B) or (3D)] of the 1983 Act(1).

(2) In this Part–

(a)“enactment” has the same meaning as in section 17(2) of the 2000 Act; F5...

(b)“processor” has the meaning set out in regulation 114 below.

[F6(c)“relevant conditions” has the same meaning as in section 33(1) of the Data Protection Act 1998, and

(d)“research purposes” shall be construed in accordance with section 33(1) of the Data Protection Act 1998.]

(3) In this Part, any reference to an employee of any person who has access to a copy of the full register shall be deemed to include any person working or providing services for the purposes of that person or employed by or on behalf of, or working for, any person who is so working or who is supplying such a service.

(4) Any restriction on the use of a copy of the full register or information contained in it which is imposed by any regulation in this Part shall apply to a person to whom a copy of the full register has been supplied or information in it has been disclosed under the equivalent regulation in the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001(2), or the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001(3).

(5) Subject to any direction of the Secretary of State under section 52(1) of the 1983 Act(4), any duty on a registration officer to supply data under this Part imposes only a duty to supply data in the form in which he holds it.

(6) The registration officer shall not supply data which includes information not included in the printed version of the full register otherwise than under a provision in an enactment.]

Textual Amendments

F1Pt. 6 inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(3) of the amending S.I.) by Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1872), regs. 2(2), 14

F4Words in reg. 92(1)(b) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(3)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/925), regs. 1(1), 27

(1)

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

(2)

Sections 10A and 13A were substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

(3)

Section 2 was substituted by Schedule 2 to the 2000 Act.

(4)

Section 56(1)(a) was amended by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.