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Regulation 60AA Disapplication of January 2026 fresh signatures requirementF1

Where a registration officer would be required to send a person, who remains entitled to vote by post (whether as elector or proxy) or by proxy at local government elections in Scotland, a notice under regulation 60A(1) by 31 January 2026—

(a)

that requirement does not apply (and the registration officer must send a notice under regulation 60A(1) by 31 January 2027),

(b)

the absent voter does not, for that reason, cease to be entitled to vote by post or by proxy for a failure to provide a fresh signature, and

(c)

no determination need be made, for that reason, under regulation 60A(6).

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Textual amendments

F1

Reg. 60AA inserted (1.12.2025) by The Absent Voting at Scottish Parliament and Local Government Elections (Signature Refresh) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/354), arts. 1, 2