The Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provision) Order 2009

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provision) Order 2009.

Provisions coming into force on 22nd January 2009

2.  Sections 21, 22, 23 and 24 (personal identifiers) of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 come into force on 22nd January 2009.

Transitional provision

3.—(1) This article applies where–

(a) a person has made an application under Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000(1) to a registration officer to vote by post, by proxy, or by post as proxy in respect only of local government elections in Scotland or of a particular local government election in Scotland; and

(b) the application has not been determined on or before 21st January 2009.

(2) The registration officer must not grant the application unless the applicant has supplied the registration officer with–

(a) a specimen of the applicant’s signature; and

(b) the applicant’s date of birth.

BRUCE CRAWFORD

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

7th January 2009