The Representation of the People (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018

Amendment of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001

5.  In regulation 31D (procedure for reviewing entitlement to registration)(1)—

(a) after paragraph (4) insert—

“(4A) A notice specified for the purposes of paragraph (4)(a) must also state that—

(a) where the subject of the review does not notify the registration officer within 14 days beginning with the date of the notice that the subject requires the review to be heard, the registration officer may determine the review and remove the subject’s entry from the register;

(b) the subject of the review would not be entitled to a right of appeal against the registration officer’s determination in the circumstances described in sub-paragraph (a); and

(c) after 14 days beginning with the date of the notice, the subject of the review can contact the registration officer to find out if the registration officer has removed the subject’s entry from the register.”; and

(b) for paragraph (7) substitute—

“(7) The registration officer may send a notice to the subject of the review which states that—

(a) the registration officer is not satisfied that the subject of the review is or was entitled to be registered, or that the subject’s entry in the register does not result from or has not been altered as the result of an application made by another person, and the grounds for the registration officer’s opinion;

(b) if, within 14 days beginning with the date of the notice, the subject of the review does not require the review to be heard, the registration officer may determine the review and remove the subject’s entry from the register;

(c) the subject of the review would not be entitled to a right of appeal against the registration officer’s determination in the circumstances described in sub-paragraph (b); and

(d) after 14 days beginning with the date of the notice, the subject of the review can contact the registration officer to find out if the registration officer has removed the subject’s entry from the register.”.

(1)

Regulation 31D was inserted by S.I. 2007/925 and subsequently amended by S.I. 2013/3206 and section 6(2) of the Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015.