Paragraph 1 Free copies of electors lists

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch 1, para 1 rev by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2001 arts 3, 17(1), (2)
Sch 1, para 2 am by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2001 arts 3, 17(1), (3)
Sch 1, para 3 subst by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2001 arts 3, 17(1), (4)
Sch 1, para 4 subst by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2001 arts 3, 17(1), (5)
Sch 1, paras 5, 6 rev by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2001 arts 3, 17(1), (2)
Sch 1, para 7 defn(s) rev by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2001 arts 3, 17(1), (6)
Sch 1, para 2 am by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2001 reg 3(1), (2)
Sch 1, para 7 defn(s) subst by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2001 reg 3(1), (3)

(1)

The registration officer shall, on request, supply free of charge four copies of so much of the electors lists as relate to a constituency, so long as those lists are kept published, to any person who satisfies the registration officer that he requires them for use in connection with his own or some other person’s prospective candidature for return as a constituency member for that constituency (but not more than one person in respect of the same prospective candidature shall be so supplied).

(2)

The registration officer shall in accordance with sub-paragraphs (3) to (5) below on request supply free of charge four copies of so much of the electors lists as relate to a region, so long as those lists are kept published.

(3)

Subject to sub-paragraphs (4) and (5) below, the registration officer shall supply such copies to any person who satisfies the registration officer that he requires them for use in connection with his own or some other person’s prospective candidature–

(a)

as an individual candidate for return as a regional member for that region; or

(b)

as a candidate to be included on a registered party’s regional list submitted for that region.

(4)

With reference to the right conferred on a person by sub-paragraph (3)(a) above, not more than one person in respect of the same prospective candidature shall be so supplied.

(5)

With reference to the right conferred on a person by sub-paragraph (3)(b) above, not more than one person in respect of the same regional list shall be so supplied, and, following such supply, the right may not be exercised again with respect to any other prospective candidate for inclusion in that list.