# The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, Note: 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 elector.
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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111112588/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-representation-of-the-people-scotland-amendment-regulations-2014/note
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