{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-absent-voting-miscellaneous-amendment-scotland-regulations-2026/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-absent-voting-miscellaneous-amendment-scotland-regulations-2026/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "sdsi/2026/9780111065211",
  "legislation_title": "The Absent Voting (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-absent-voting-miscellaneous-amendment-scotland-regulations-2026",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendment of Part 1 (general, interpretation and miscellaneous)",
  "text": "(1) In regulation 3(1) (interpretation)—\n(a) in the definition of “digital service”, in paragraph (a), for “and online relevant absent voting applications” substitute “, online relevant absent voting applications and online relevant devolved absent voting applications”,\n(b) after the definition of “relevant contact details” insert—\n““relevant devolved absent voting application” means an application (including a partially completed application) under paragraph 3, 4 or 6 of Schedule 4 to the 2000 Act in relation to a local government election, or local government elections, in Scotland;”.\n(2) In regulation 6(4) (electronic signatures and related certificates), after “relevant absent voting application” insert “or a relevant devolved absent voting application”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Regulation 3(1) was relevantly amended by S.I. 2019/1451, S.I. 2023/1147, S.I. 2023/1406 and S.I. 2024/991."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Regulation 6(4) was inserted by S.I. 2023/1147."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2026/9780111065211/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:27:59.268802+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}