{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-scotland-amendment-regulations-2002/regulation-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/1872",
  "legislation_title": "Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-scotland-amendment-regulations-2002",
  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Amendment of interpretation provisions",
  "text": "(1) Regulation 3(1) of the 2001 Regulations (interpretation) is amended as follows.\n(2) In the definition of “candidate” for sub-paragraph (a) substitute–\n“(a) in relation to a parliamentary election has the same meaning as in section 118A(2) of the 1983 Act”.\n(3) Before the definition of “European Parliamentary overseas elector” insert–\n““data form” means information which is in a form which is capable of being processed by means of equipment operating automatically in response to instructions given for that purpose;\n“edited register” has the meaning given in regulation 92(1) below;”.\n(4) After the definition of “European Parliamentary overseas elector’s declaration” insert–\n““full register” has the meaning given in regulation 93(1) below;”.\n(5) After the definition of “register” insert–\n““registration area” means the area for which a registration officer acts;”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 118A of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (“the 1983 Act”) was inserted by section 135(2) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1872/regulation/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:52:23.917252+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."
}