# The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2001

S.I. 2001/1750 · made 3 May 2001

This Order amends the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 1999 (“the 1999 Order”).

Made under: Scotland Act 1998 (Section 12, Section 113)

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## Introductory text

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of defects in S.I. 2001/1399 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
DEVOLUTION, SCOTLAND
Made 3rd May 2001
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament;
Now therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 12(1) and 113 of the Scotland Act 1998, and all other powers enabling her in that behalf, and after consulting the Electoral Commission, hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2001 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

## 2 Interpretation

In this Order–
“the principal Order” means the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 1999.

## 3 Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Order (Electors Lists and Registers: Miscellaneous and Related Provision)

(1) Schedule 1 to the principal Order shall be amended in accordance with this article.
(2) In paragraph 2 (free copies of register etc), after sub-paragraph (8) insert–
“(9) For the purposes of this paragraph “register” includes any revised version of the register under section 13(1) and (3) of the 1983 Act and any notice under sections 13A(2) and 13B(3) of that Act.”.
(3) In paragraph 7, for the definition of “data” substitute–
““data” means information which is recorded with the intention that it should be processed by means of equipment operating automatically in response to instructions given for that purpose;”.

## 4 Amendment of Schedule 3 to the principal Order (Absent Voting)

In paragraph 8(4) (closing date for applications) for sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) substitute–
“5 p.m. on the eleventh day before the date of the poll at that election.”.

## Signature

HELEN LIDDELL
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
Scotland Office,
Meridian Court Glasgow
3rd May 2001

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 1999 (“the 1999 Order”).
Schedule 1 to the 1999 Order contains provisions about electors lists and registers, and, in particular at paragraph 2 about the supply of free copies of the register.
Article 3 of this Order ensures that the provisions empowering the supply of copies of the register under paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the 1999 Order extend to providing copies of any revised versions of the register and of notices published by registration officers in between the annual revision of the register. This is consequential on the introduction of the rolling register. Article 3 also provides an amended definition of “data” for the purposes of Schedule 1 to the 1999 Order.
Article 4 amends paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to the 1999 Order to provide that applications to be removed from the record of absent voters or to vote by proxy need to be received by the registration officer on the eleventh (working) day before the date of the poll at an election.
Schedule 1 to the 1999 Order was amended by article 17 of the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/1399). The 1999 Order is further amended by the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2001, but the amendments made by that Order are not relevant for the purposes of this Order.

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