http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/497

I2SCHEDULE 1ENABLING POWERS

Preamble

Annotations:

Commencement Information

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

I2These Regulations are made in exercise of the following powers:

a

sections 10A(7) and (9)44, 13A(1) and (6), 5345 and 201(1) and (3)46 of, rule 2447 of Schedule 1 and Schedule 248 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983 (“the 1983 Act”);

b

sections 3(5), (6) and (7)49 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (“the 1985 Act”);

c

having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 202(1) of the 1983 Act, sections 4(4)50, 9(2)51, 10A(1), (3), (5) and (7), 13(3), 13A(2), F613AB(2), 13B(3), 14(1), 16, 56(1) and (5) and 57, 75(3) and 89(1) of, and rules 24, 28(3), 29(3A)52, 32(3) and 45(1B)53 in Schedule 1 to, that Act;

d

having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 202(1) of the 1983 Act and section 27(2) of the 1985 Act, section 2(3) of the 1985 Act54;

e

having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 202(1) of the 1983 Act and paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000, the following provisions in that Schedule, namely, paragraphs 3(1)(b) and (2)(c), 4(1)(b), (2)(c) and (4)(a), 6(7) and (8) and 7(5)(c) and (7);

f

having regard to the designation55 of the Secretary of State for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 197256 in relation to measures relating to the rights of citizens o f the Union to vote at European Parliamentary elections and local government elections in Scotland, that section 2(2); and

g

paragraph 2(4)(b) of Schedule 1 to the European Parliamentary Elections Act 197857.

I1SCHEDULE 2REVOCATIONS

Regulation 2

Annotations:

Commencement Information

Sch. 2 in force at 16.2.2001, see reg. 1(1)

1	2	3
Regulations revoked	References	Extent of revocation
The Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 1986	S.I. 1986/1111	The whole Regulations except– i regulations 1, 4 and 95 to 98, and ii regulations 75, 76 and 78 to 94 insofar as they relate to a local government election58
The Representation of the People (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1990	S.I. 1990/629	The whole Regulations except regulations 24 and 25 insofar as they relate to a local government election, and regulations 28 to 33
The Representation of the People (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1992	S.I. 1992/834	The whole Regulations
The European Parliamentary Elections (Changes to the Franchise and Qualification of Representatives) Regulations 1994	S.I. 1994/342	Part II of the Schedule
The Local Government Elections (Changes to the Franchise and Qualification of Members) Regulations 1995	S.I. 1995/1948	Paragraphs 17 to 22 of Schedule 2
The Representation of the People (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1997	S.I. 1997/979	The whole Regulations

C1 C2SCHEDULE 3FORMS

Regulation 4(2)

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

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

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)

ARRANGEMENT OF FORMS

Annotations:

Amendments (Textual)

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)

F14

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)

F15

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)

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)

F29

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)

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)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

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F5Form 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 F14(local government elections)
F15Form E1:	Proxy paper (parliamentary elections)
Form F:	Certificate of employment
Form G:	F2Postal voting statement (for use at parliamentary elections)
F29. . .	F29. . .
Form J:	F2Postal 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
F4Form 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