The Absent Voting (Transitional Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2008

Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Absent Voting (Transitional Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 8th February 2008.

(2) In these Regulations–

“absent voter” means a person whose application under paragraph 3(1) or (2), paragraph 4(1) or (2) or paragraph 7(4) of Schedule 4 has been granted in consequence of an application that did not contain a specimen of that person’s signature and his or her date of birth;

“absent voting records” means any one or more of the records kept pursuant to paragraph 3(4) or 7(6) of Schedule 4 or the lists kept pursuant to paragraph 5(2) or (3) or paragraph 7(8) of Schedule 4; and

“Schedule 4” means Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000(1).

(3) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

(1)

2000 c. 2. Schedule 4 was amended by sections 14, 35 and 38 of, and by Schedule 1 to, the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22).