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The Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Act 2011 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2012
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1. This Order may be cited as the Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Act 2011 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2012.
2. This Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Amendment of the Representation of the People Act 1983
3. Section 66(1)(d) (persons subject to the requirement of secrecy) of the Representation of the People Act 1983(1) is repealed.
Amendment of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006
4. Paragraph 2 of schedule 2 to the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006(2) is repealed.
Amendment of the Representation of the People (Postal Voting for Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Regulations 2007
5. The Representation of the People (Postal Voting for Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Regulations 2007(3) are amended as follows.
6. In regulation 5 (persons entitled to be present at proceedings on issue of postal ballot papers) for “section 8, 9 or 10 of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006” substitute “sections 6A to 6D of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000(4)”.
7. In regulation 6 (persons entitled to be present at proceedings on receipt of postal ballot papers) for “section 8, 9 or 10 of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006” substitute “sections 6A to 6D of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000”.
8. In regulation 31(4) (forwarding of documents) for “the Scottish Ministers” substitute “the Electoral Commission”.
DEREK MACKAY
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
8th February 2012
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