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Scottish Independence Referendum (Franchise) Act 2013

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(1)In this Act—

  • “the 1983 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1983,

  • “anonymous entry” in relation to the register of young voters is to be construed in accordance with section 9B of the 1983 Act, and “record of anonymous entries” means the record prepared under regulation 45A of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (SI 2001/497),

  • “applied enactment” means an enactment as applied for the purposes of this Act by virtue of section 6(1),

  • “area”, in relation to a registration officer, means the area for which the officer acts in relation to the registration of local government electors,

  • “declaration of local connection” means a declaration under section 7B of the 1983 Act,

  • “local government election” has the meaning given in section 204(1) of the 1983 Act,

  • “registration officer” means a registration officer appointed under section 8(3) of the 1983 Act,

  • “relevant citizen of the European Union” means a citizen of the Union who is not a Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland,

  • “service declaration” means a declaration under section 15 of the 1983 Act.

(2)In this Act, a reference to a provision of the 1983 Act that is applied for the purposes of this Act by virtue of section 6(1) is a reference to that provision as so applied.

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