Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 201(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
2021 No.
The Representation of the People (Postal Voting for Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021
Made
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 53(1)(c) and (3) and 201(3), and schedule 2 of the Representation of the People Act 19831 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 201(2) of that Act2, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Citation, commencement and transitional provision1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Representation of the People (Postal Voting for Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021.
2
These Regulations come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
3
The amendments made by these Regulations do not apply in relation to an election for which the date of the poll is on or before 4 May 2022.
Amendment of the Representation of the People (Postal Voting for Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Regulations 20072
1
The Representation of the People (Postal Voting for Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Regulations 20073 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 15(3) (spoilt postal ballot papers), for “5 p.m.” substitute “10 p.m.”.
3
In regulation 16 (lost postal ballot papers)4—
a
in paragraph (2), for “5pm” substitute “10 p.m.”,
b
in paragraph (6), for “5 p.m.” substitute “10 p.m.”.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)