The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) Order 2009

14.—(1) The Appendix of Forms is amended as follows.

(2) In Form C (return as to election expenses), after “Registered party” insert “(as specified on the ballot paper)”.

(3) In Form E (declaration to be made by a candidate on a registered political party’s list in respect of election expenses), for “Name of registered political party” substitute “Name of (a) registered political party and (b) registered political party as specified on the ballot paper”.

(4) In Form H (election of regional list member):

(a) In the first paragraph omit “or description”; and

(b) For the words “Insert either the name” to “used in the ballot paper” substitute—

“Insert the name of the registered party in terms of section 28 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 that shall be used in the ballot paper preceded, if desired, by the word “Scottish” (except if “the” is the first word of the registered name, in which case “Scottish” may instead follow “the” if desired), and, if desired, one description of the party registered under section 28A of that Act, being the name and description that shall be used on the ballot paper”.

(5) In Form I (certification in relation to constituency or regional nomination paper):

(a) omit “either”;

(b) after “Referendums Act 2000”, insert “, preceded, if desired, by the word “Scottish” (except if “the” is the first word of the registered name, in which case “Scottish” may instead follow “the” if desired),”; and

(c) for “or” where it occurs for the second time, substitute “and, if desired,”.

(6) In Form K (form of the regional ballot paper), in the part entitled “Directions as to the printing of the regional ballot paper”:

(a) for paragraph 2(h) substitute the following—

“(h) no word shall be printed on the face except:

(i) the name (or one of the names) of each political party registered in terms of section 28 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 submitting a list;

(ii) for each party, if being used, one description registered under section 28A of that Act;

(iii) the names and, if being used, descriptions of the individual candidates;

(iv) words forming part of emblems;

(v) the words “Scottish Parliament Region” and the name of the region; and

(vi) the words “vote once only (X)”.”

(b) in paragraph 2(i), for “or” substitute “and”;

(c) in paragraph 2(j), for “names or descriptions and particulars” substitute “names and particulars or, in the case of parties, names and descriptions”;

(d) in paragraph 4, omit “or description”;

(e) in paragraph 4(k), omit “or description” on both occasions where it occurs; and

(f) at the end add:

“7.   The names of the political parties included on the ballot paper as permitted by paragraph 2(h)(i) must include the word “Scottish” where that has been added under rule 7(2A).”.

(7) In Form L (postal voting statement), in the part entitled “Instructions to Voters”, for paragraph 1 substitute “You have two ballot papers: a constituency ballot paper coloured [insert colour] and a regional ballot paper coloured [insert colour].”.

(8) In Form L, in the part entitled “Instructions to Voters, in paragraph 2, omit “(Or, in the case of a constituency ballot paper and a regional ballot paper which are printed on the same sheet of paper, replace with “Vote only once on each part of the sheet.”)”.

(9) In Form M (official poll card: elector voting in person), in the part entitled “Scottish Parliament Elections”, omit from “(Or, in the case of a constituency ballot paper” to “once on each part”)”.

(10) In Form O (guidance for voters), omit part O2.

(11) In Form O, in part O3, omit from “(*Where the Scottish Parliamentary constituency ballot paper” to the end of that part.

(12) In Form P (Scottish Parliament election: information for voters), omit part P2.

(13) In Form S (certification by the constituency returning officer in respect of the election of a member for a Scottish Parliament constituency):

(a) for “description if applicable, or name of registered political party” substitute “name of registered political party*”; and

(b) at the end add “* Use the name of the party as registered. Do not include the word “Scottish” where that has been added under rule 7(2A).”.

(14) In Form T (certification by the regional returning officer in respect of the poll for members for a Scottish Parliament electoral region):

(a) for each occurrence of “description, if applicable, or name of registered political party” substitute “name of registered political party*”; and

(b) at the end add “* Use the name of the party as registered. Do not include the word “Scottish” where that has been added under rule 7(2A).”.

(15) In Form U (postal voting statement for a postal vote at a Scottish Parliament election which is taken with a local government election and the proceedings on the issue and receipt of postal ballot papers in respect of each election are taken together), in the part entitled “Instructions to Voters”, in paragraph 1 omit from “(Or, in the case of a constituency ballot paper” to the end of that paragraph.

(16) In Form U, in the part entitled “Instructions to Voters”, in paragraph 2, omit from “(Or, in the case of a constituency ballot paper” to the end of that paragraph.

(17) In Form U, in the part entitled “Instructions to Voters”, in paragraph 6, omit “(or both, as appropriate)”.

(18) In Form V (postal voting statement for a postal vote at a Scottish Parliament election which is taken with a local government election but the proceedings on the issue and receipt of postal ballot papers in respect of each election are not taken together), in the part entitled “Instructions to Voters”, in paragraph 2, omit from “(Or, in the case of a constituency ballot paper” to the end of that paragraph.

(19) In Form V, in the part entitled “Instructions to Voters”, in paragraph 3, omit “(Or, in the case of a constituency ballot paper and a regional ballot paper which are printed on the same sheet of paper, replace with “Vote only once on each part of the sheet.”)” and “(or “on the sheet, as the case may be)”.

(20) In Form X (notice providing further information for voters at polling stations at a Scottish Parliament election which is taken with a local government election), omit part X2.