Article 6 Amendment of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001

(1)

The Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 53(5)(b) (additional requirements for applications for a proxy vote for a particular or indefinite period on grounds of blindness or any other disability)—

(a)

after “2011”, for “or” substitute “,”,

(b)

after “Welfare Reform Act 2012”, insert—

“or the higher rate of the mobility component of disability assistance for children and young people (payable in accordance with regulations made under section 31 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018^f2)”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2001/497; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2007/925, S.I. 2013/388 and S.I. 2013/591.
f2: 2018 asp 9.