Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001

Regulation 4(2)

SCHEDULE 3 S FORMS

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 3 applied (with modifications) (26.2.2016) by The European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/219), reg. 1, Sch. 3 para. 65

C2 Sch. 3 modified (temp.) (31.10.2023) by The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 4(2) (with Sch. 2 para. 2)

C3 Sch. 3 modified (temp.) (31.1.2024) by S.I. 2023/1147, Sch. 2 para. 4(3)(4) (as inserted by The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/99), regs. 1(1), 2(2))

ARRANGEMENT OF FORMS S

[F1 Form A	Official poll card (to be sent to an elector voting in person)
Form A1	Official postal poll card (to be sent to an elector voting by post)
Form B	Official proxy poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person)
Form B1	Official proxy postal poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting by post)]
Form C:	Return of expenses required by section 75 of the 1983 Act
Form D:	Declaration as to expenses required by section 75 of the 1983 Act
Form E:	Proxy paper [F2 (local government elections)]
[F3 Form E1:	Proxy paper (parliamentary elections)]
Form F:	Certificate of employment
Form G:	[F4 Postal voting statement] (for use at parliamentary elections)
F5 . . .	F5 . . .
Form J:	[F4 Postal voting statement] (for use when a parliamentary poll is combined with another poll but the postal ballots are not combined)
Form K:	Statement as to postal ballot papers
[F6 Form L1	Corresponding Number List for use at parliamentary election taken alone
Form L2	Corresponding Number List for use in polling station at parliamentary election taken alone
Form M1	Corresponding Number List for use when parliamentary election combined with another poll
Form M2	Corresponding Number List for use in polling station when parliamentary election combined with another poll]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 3 Table of Contents substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(3)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/925), regs. 1(1), 35(2)

F2 Words in Sch. 3 Table of Contents 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), 11(a)(i)

F3 Words in Sch. 3 Table of Contents 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), 11(a)(ii)

F4 Words in Regulations substituted (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), 54(a)

F5 Words in Sch. 3 Table of Contents omitted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1225), reg. 3(14)(a)

F6 Words in Sch. 3 Table of Contents 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), 28(2)

Regulation 9(2)

F7 Form A: S

Textual Amendments

F7 Sch. 3 Form A substituted (31.1.2024) by The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), reg. 1(3)(a), Sch. 4 (with Sch. 2 paras. 2, 4)

Official poll card to be sent to an elector voting in person S

F8 Form A1 S Official postal poll card to be sent to an elector voting by post

Textual Amendments

F8 Sch. 3 Form A1 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1225), Sch. 2

Regulation 9(3)

F9 Form B: S

Textual Amendments

F9 Sch. 3 Form B substituted (31.1.2024) by The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), reg. 1(3)(a), Sch. 4 (with Sch. 2 paras. 2, 4)

Official proxy poll card to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person S

F10 Form B1 S Official proxy postal poll card to be sent to an appointed proxy voting by post

Textual Amendments

F10 Sch. 3 Form B1 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1225), Sch. 2

Regulation 10(1)

Form C: S RETURN OF EXPENSES REQUIRED BY SECTION 75 OF THE 1983 ACT

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 in force at 16.2.2001, see reg. 1(1)

Regulation 10(1)

Form D: S DECLARATION AS TO EXPENSES REQUIRED BY SECTION 75 OF THE 1983 ACT

Regulation 57(3)

F11 F12 F13 F14 F15 F16 F17 F18 F19 Form E: S PROXY PAPER

Textual Amendments

F11 Sch. 3 Form E: the words “spouse, civil partner” substituted for “husband, wife” (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2114), art. 1, Sch. 10 para. 1(7)(b)

F12 Sch. 3 Form E: the words “European Parliamentary electoral region” and “*[European Parliamentary electoral region]” and the words “European Parliamentary” and “*[European Parliamentary]” in each place they appear are revoked (31.12.2020) by The European Parliamentary Elections Etc. (Repeal, Revocation, Amendment and Saving Provisions) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1310), reg. 1, Sch. 1 Pt. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2019/1389, regs. 1, 2(2))

F13 Sch. 3 Form E: the word “Constituency” is omitted (31.10.2023) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), regs. 1(2), 11(c)(i)

F14 Sch. 3 Form E: the punctuation “*[” in the first place it occurs is omitted (31.10.2023) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), regs. 1(2), 11(c)(ii)

F15 Sch. 3 Form E: the punctuation “]” in the first place it occurs is omitted (31.10.2023) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), regs. 1(2), 11(c)(iii)

F16 Sch. 3 Form E: the words “*[who qualifies as an overseas elector in respect of the above constituency]” are omitted (31.10.2023) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), regs. 1(2), 11(c)(iv)

F17 Sch. 3 Form E: the words “local government” substituted for “*[parliamentary] *[local government]” in both places it occurs (31.10.2023) by The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), regs. 1(2), 11(c)(v)

F18 Sch. 3 Form E: the words “electoral area” substituted for “*[constituency] *[electoral area]” in both places it occurs (31.10.2023) by The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), regs. 1(2), 11(c)(vi)

F19 Sch. 3 Form E: the words “parliamentary, or” in the section titled “Your right to vote as proxy” in paragraph (2) are omitted (31.10.2023) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), regs. 1(2), 11(c)(vii)

F20 Form E1: S PROXY PAPER (parliamentary elections)

Textual Amendments

F20 Sch. 3 Form E1 inserted (31.10.2023) by The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 (with Sch. 2 paras. 2, 5)

Regulation 63(1)

F21 Form F: S CERTIFICATE OF EMPLOYMENT

Textual Amendments

F21 Sch. 3 Form F substituted (6.4.2014) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Description of Electoral Registers and Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3206), reg. 1(3)(e), Sch. 4

Regulation 66(a)

F22 Form G: S Postal voting statement for use at a parliamentary election taken alone

Textual Amendments

F22 Sch. 3 Form G substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1225), Sch. 2

F23 Form H: S Form of postal voting statement(for use where there is a joint issue and receipt of postal ballot papers)

Textual Amendments

F23 Sch. 3 Form H omitted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1225), reg. 3(14)(c)

Regulation 66(c)

F24 Form J: S postal voting statement for use when a parliamentary poll is combined with another poll but the postal ballots are not combined

Textual Amendments

F24 Sch. 3 Form J substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1225), Sch. 2

Regulation 91(1)(b)

F25 Form K: S Statement as to postal ballot papers

Textual Amendments

F25 Sch. 3 Form K substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1225), Sch. 2

F26 Form L1 S

Textual Amendments

F26 Sch. 3 Forms L1, L2, M1, M2 inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(3)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/925), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2

F26 Form L2 S

F26 Form M1 S

F26 Form M2 S