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Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001

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[F1Restriction on use of the full register, or of information contained in it, supplied in accordance with enactments or obtained otherwiseS

95.(1) This regulation applies to–

(a)any person to whom a copy of the full register has been supplied in pursuance of a relevant provision;

(b)any person to whom information contained in the full register has been disclosed in pursuance of a relevant provision;

(c)any person to whom a person referred to in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) has supplied a copy of the full register or information contained in it for the purposes (express or implied) of a relevant provision, and

(d)any person who has obtained access to a copy of the full register or information contained in it by any other means.

[F2(2) No person to whom this regulation applies may–

(a)supply a copy of the full register,

(b)disclose any information contained in it (that is not contained in the edited register), or

(c)make use of any such information,

other than for a permitted purpose construed in accordance with paragraph (3).

(3) The “permitted purpose”–

(a)where the copy was supplied or the information obtained in pursuance of a relevant provision, means the particular purpose for which the copy was supplied or the information disclosed to the person in question pursuant to the relevant provision;

(b)where the copy was not supplied or the information was not disclosed in pursuance of a relevant provision–

(i)in the case of a person to whom the copy of the full register was made available for inspection under supervision in accordance with regulations 43(1)(a), 96(2)(a) and (3), 98(4)(a) and 108A(6)(a) and (b), does not include direct marketing within the meaning of [F3section 122(5) of the Data Protection Act 2018]; and

(ii)in any other case, means any purpose for which the person to whom this regulation applies could have obtained a copy of the register or the information contained in it pursuant to any enactment, including these Regulations.]

(4) In this regulation “relevant provision” means any enactment (except these Regulations) under which a copy of the full register is to be supplied or information from that register is to be disclosed for a particular purpose.]

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