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2014 No. 1250

Representation Of The People, Scotland

The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Made

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the following powers:

sections 9E(2), (3) and (6), 10ZC (2) and (3), 10ZD (2) and (3), 10ZE(4) and (6)(a), 53(1) and (3) and 201(1) and (3) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (“the 1983 Act”)1;

Schedule ZA1 and paragraphs 1(2) and (2A), 1A, 3ZA, 8C, 10B, 11(1) and (2) and 13(1ZB) and (1A) of Schedule 2 to the 1983 Act2;

The Secretary of State has consulted the Electoral Commission and the Information Commissioner and such other persons as he considered appropriate in accordance with section 53(5) of the 1983 Act3 and (in the case of the Electoral Commission) with section 7(1) and (2)(e) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 20004.

In accordance with section 201(2) of the 1983 Act5, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

Amendments to the Representation of the People (Scotland) (Description of Electoral Registers and Amendment) Regulations 2013

2

The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Description of Electoral Registers and Amendment) Regulations 20136 are amended as follows.

3

In regulation 1(5) (citation, commencement, interpretation and extent), for “10th June 2014” substitute “19th September 2014”.

4

In regulation 22 (amendments in relation to invitations to apply for registration etc.), in regulation 32ZD of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 20017 (steps following invitation to apply for registration), as inserted by regulation 22, after paragraph (5) insert—

6

Paragraphs (1) to (3) do not apply in relation to a person whom the registration officer has reason to believe would, if registered, be registered—

a

in pursuance of an application made by virtue of section 7(2) or 7A(2) of the 1983 Act8;

b

in pursuance of a declaration of local connection, service declaration or overseas elector’s declaration; or

c

with an anonymous entry.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

David MundellParliamentary Under Secretary of StateScotland OfficeDover House,London
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Representation of the People (Scotland) (Description of Electoral Registers and Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3206) as part of the introduction of a new system of individual electoral registration in Great Britain.

Regulation 3 provides for a commencement date of 19th September 2014 for the new rules on individual electoral registration in Scotland.

Regulation 4 provides that, where a registration officer has invited a person whom he has reason to believe would be a special category elector such as an overseas elector or a person with a service declaration, or would have an anonymous entry in the register, to apply to be registered, the officer does not have to carry out follow-up steps such as visiting the person.

An overall impact assessment in relation to the individual electoral registration scheme is available on the Cabinet Office website at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/individual-electoral-registration-impact-assessment.