Regulation 4 Amendment of Part 3 (registration)

(1)

In regulation 29ZB (processing of information provided in connection with an application under section 10ZC or 10ZD)^f1—

(a)

in paragraph (5)(aa)(i)—

(i)

after “relevant absent voting application”, the first times it occurs, insert “or a relevant devolved absent voting application”,

(ii)

after “relevant absent voting application” the second time it occurs, insert “or the relevant devolved absent voting application (as the case may be)”.

(b)

after paragraph 5(aa)(i) insert—

“(ia)

an application for an absent vote made under article 8, 9, 10 or 11 of the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2015^f2 by the same applicant where that information is used by the Secretary of State to complete in part that application by virtue of paragraph 1(9) of Schedule 3 to that Order,

(ib)

an application for an absent vote made under Schedule 4 to the 2000 Act by the same applicant where that information is used by the Secretary of State to complete in part that application by virtue of regulation 3(7) of the Representation of the People (Absent Voting at Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Regulations 2007^f3,”.

(2)

In regulation 35(4) (registration officer’s right to inspect certain records)^f4, after “relevant absent voting application” insert “or a relevant devolved absent voting application”.

(3)

In regulation 35A(1) (disclosure of certain local authorities’ records)^f5, after “relevant absent voting application” insert “or a relevant devolved absent voting application”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Regulation 29ZB was inserted by S.I. 2013/3206 and relevantly amended by S.I. 2023/1147 and S.I. 2023/1406.
f2: S.S.I. 2015/425; relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2026/XXX.
f3: S.S.I. 2007/170; relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2026/XXX.
f4: Regulation 35(4) was inserted by S.I. 2023/1406.
f5: Regulation 35A(1) was inserted by S.I. 2014/3124 and amended by S.I. 2023/1406.