Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013

Personal identifiers record

11 (1) Each registration officer must keep a record in relation to persons granted applications to which paragraph 7(3) or (4) applies showing—

(a) their dates of birth, and

(b) except in cases where the officer has under paragraph 7(6) dispensed with the requirement for a signature, their signatures.

(2) The registration officer must, as soon as possible after the cut-off date, either—

(a) provide the relevant counting officer with a copy of the information contained in the record, or

(b) give the relevant counting officer access to the information.

(3) A registration officer may disclose information contained in the record to any other registration officer if the registration officer disclosing it thinks that to do so would assist the other registration officer in the carrying out of the other officer’s functions.

(4) A counting officer may disclose information contained in the record to any other person if the counting officer thinks that to do so would assist the other person in ascertaining whether postal ballot papers have been returned in accordance with rule 30(4) of the conduct rules.