Paragraph 13 Inquiries by registration officer about postal and proxy votersI1

Scotland

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

Sch. 3 para. 9B 9C inserted by Absent Voting 2026 art. 9
sch. 3 para. 9C(2)(a) words inserted by Absent Voting 2026 reg. 22(2)
sch. 3 para. 1(9)-(14) inserted by Absent Voting 2026 reg. 18
sch. 3 para. 7(7F)(7G) inserted by Absent Voting 2026 reg. 19
sch. 3 para. 8A and cross-heading inserted by Absent Voting 2026 reg. 20
sch. 3 para. 9(4E)(4F) inserted by Absent Voting 2026 reg. 21
sch. 3 para. 9A and cross-heading inserted by Absent Voting 2026 reg. 22(1)
Sch. 3 para. 1(1)(aa) inserted by Absent Voting 2026 art. 8(a)
Sch. 3 para. 1(5) word substituted by Absent Voting 2026 art. 8(b)
Sch. 3 para. 1(6) substituted by Absent Voting 2026 art. 8(c)
Sch. 3 para. 10(1A) inserted by Absent Voting 2026 art. 10(a)
Sch. 3 para. 10(7A)-(7F) inserted by Absent Voting 2026 art. 10(b)
Sch. 3 para. 13A inserted by Absent Voting 2026 art. 11
Sch. 3 para. 14(A1) inserted by Absent Voting 2026 art. 12

(1)

The ERO may, at such times as the ERO thinks fit, make inquiries of a person who is shown in the record kept under article 8(4) by virtue of an application under that article on the grounds set out in article 8(3)(d) or (e).

(2)

The ERO may treat the failure by a person of whom inquiries have been made under sub-paragraph (1) to respond to such inquiries within one month of the date on which they were made as sufficient evidence of a material change in circumstances.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 3 para. 13 in force at 16.12.2015 in accordance with art. 1(1)