The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2007

Forms and documents: variations and translations

89.—(1) The forms set out in the Appendix may be used with such variations as the circumstances may require.

(2) Paragraphs (3) and (4) apply to any document which under or by virtue of this Order is required or authorised to be given to voters or displayed in any place.

(3) The person who is required or authorised to give or display the document must, as he thinks appropriate, give or display or otherwise make available in such form as he thinks appropriate–

(a) the document in Braille;

(b) the document in languages other than English;

(c) graphical representations of the information contained in the document;

(d) other means of making the information contained in the document accessible to persons who might not otherwise have reasonable access to the information.

(4) The person required or authorised to give or display the document must also, as he thinks appropriate, make available the information contained in the document in such audible form as he thinks appropriate.

(5) Paragraphs (3) and (4) do not apply to–

(a) the nomination paper;

(b) a ballot paper.

(6) The constituency returning officer may cause to be displayed at every polling station an enlarged sample copy of a ballot paper.

(7) The sample copy mentioned in subsection (6) may include a translation of any instructions to voters into such other languages as the constituency returning officer thinks appropriate.

(8) A constituency returning officer must provide at every polling station an enlarged hand held sample copy of a ballot paper for the assistance of voters who are partially sighted, which must be clearly marked as a specimen provided only for the guidance of voters.