{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-scotland-regulations-2001/regulation-68",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-scotland-regulations-2001/regulation-68.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2001/497",
  "legislation_title": "Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-scotland-regulations-2001",
  "path": "regulation/68",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "68",
  "heading": "Persons entitled to be present at proceedings on receipt of postal ballot papers",
  "text": "Without prejudice to the provisions of section 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D or 6E of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, no person may be present at the proceedings on the receipt of postal ballot papers other than–\n(a) the returning officer and his staff,\n(b) a candidate,\n(c) an election agent or any person appointed by a candidate to attend in his election agent’s place, and\n(d) any agents appointed under regulation 69 below.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 68 inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(3)(c) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/925), regs. 1(1), 51"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Reg. 68 applied (with modifications) (26.2.2016) by The European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/219), reg. 1, Sch. 3 para. 22"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 68 in force at 16.2.2001, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/497/regulation/68",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:01:49.998694+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."
}