Regulation 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

These Regulations may be cited as the Absent Voting (Transitional Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 8th February 2008.

In these Regulations–

• “absent voter” means a person whose application under paragraph 3(1) or (2), paragraph 4(1) or (2) or paragraph 7(4) of Schedule 4 has been granted in consequence of an application that did not contain a specimen of that person’s signature and his or her date of birth;

• “absent voting records” means any one or more of the records kept pursuant to paragraph 3(4) or 7(6) of Schedule 4 or the lists kept pursuant to paragraph 5(2) or (3) or paragraph 7(8) of Schedule 4; and

• “Schedule 4” means Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000^f1.

These Regulations extend to Scotland only.