Introductory text

These draft Regulations have been printed in substitution for the draft laid on 26th January 2006 and are being issued free of charge to all known recipients of the earlier draft.Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 201(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE, SCOTLAND

Made 2006

Coming into force 2006

The Secretary of State, having consulted the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(e) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000^f1 about these Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by–

(a)

sections 10A(9), 13A(6), 53, and 201(1) and (3) of, and rule 24 of Schedule 1 and paragraphs 3A, 5A(2) and (3), 10A, 10B, 11, 12 and 13(1A) of Schedule 2 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983^f2;

(b)

having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 202(1) of that Act, sections 4(4), 9(2), 10A(1), 13(3), 13A(1) and (2) and 13B(3) of, and rule 45(1B) in Schedule 1 to, that Act^f3; and

(c)

having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 202(1) of that Act and paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000^f4, the following provisions of that Schedule, namely, paragraphs 3(1)(b) and (2)(c), 4(1)(b), (2)(c) and (4)(a), 6(7) and (8) and 7(5)(c) and (7),

and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations.

A draft of this instrument which has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 201(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983:

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2000 c. 41.
f2: 1983 c. 2; sections 10A and 13A were inserted by Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2) (“the 2000 Act”). Section 53 was amended by Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50) (“the 1985 Act”) and Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act. Section 201(1) was amended by S.I. 1991/1728 and section 201(3) was inserted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act. Rule 24 of Schedule 1 was substituted by Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act. Paragraph 3A of Schedule 2 was inserted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act and paragraph 5A was inserted by Schedule 2 to the 1985 Act and amended by Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act. Paragraph 11 of Schedule 2 was substituted, and paragraphs 10A, 10B and 13(1A) of that Schedule inserted, by section 9 of the 2000 Act. Paragraph 12 of Schedule 2 was amended by Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act.
f3: Section 4 was substituted by section 1(2) of the 2000 Act (c.2). Sections 9 and 13 were substituted, and sections 10A, 13A and 13B were inserted, by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act. Rule 45(1B) of Schedule 1 was inserted by Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act.
f4: 2000 c. 2.