Draft Regulations laid before the Parliament under section 201 (2 ) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 , for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Draft Statutory Instruments
2006 No. (S. )
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
The Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (Scotland) Regulations 2006
Made
2006
Coming into force
2006
These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 10(4), 53, 201(1) and (3) and 202(1) of, and paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 2 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983(1).
The Secretary of State has consulted the Electoral Commission about these Regulations in accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(e) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000(2);
A draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;
Accordingly, the Secretary of State makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on the 14th day after the day on which they are made.
(2) These Regulations exten d to Scotland only.
Revocation
2. The Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (Scotland) Regulations 2004(3)are revoked.
Prescribed form
3. The form set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations is prescribed for use for the purposes of the canvass which is required to be conducted by section 10 of the Representation of the People Act 1983.
Amendment of provision about applications
4.—(1) In regulation 26(6) of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (applications for registration)(4)for “Part II of the Schedule, or a form of words to the same effect, to the Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (Scotland) Regulations 2004”substitute “Part 2 of the Schedule, or a form of words to the same effect, to the Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (Scotland) Regulations 2006”.
(2) Part 2 of the Schedule has effect.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Name
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Scotland Office
Date
Regulations 3 and 4
SCHEDULEForm of Canvass and Form of Words about the Two Versions of the Register
PART 1Form prescribed for the purposes of section 10(4) of the Representation of the People Act 1983
PART 2Form of words about the two versions of the register
The two versions of the register
The electoral registration officer makes and keeps two versions of the electoral register – the full register and the edited register.
Please say in your application if you wish your name and address to be excluded from the edited register.
What are the “full” and “edited” registers?
The full register lists the name and address of everyone who is registered to vote. The council holds a copy. Anyone can look at it, but it is a criminal offence to supply or use copies for purposes other than those set down in law. More information is available at www.aboutm yvote.co.uk.
The main use of the full register is to show who can vote in elections and referendums. Credit reference agencies can use it, but only to check your name and address if you are applying for credit and for other purposes specified in law. It can also be used for law enforcement.
The edited register is available for general sale and can be used for any purpose. The edited register can be bought by any person, company or organisation and can be used for commercial activities such as marketing.
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Under section 10 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (as substituted by Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000) each registration officer is required to conduct an annual canvass (by reference to residence on 15th October in that year) in his or her registration area to ascertain the persons who are entitled to be or remain registered as parliamentary or local government electors in that ar ea. These Regulations prescribe a revised form for the purposes of that canvass, in order to make it easier for electors to use.
In addition, regulation 4 and Part 2 of the Schedule prescribe a new form of words for use on the registration form provided by registration officers for those who register at times other than during the annual canvass period.
The Regulations revoke the provisions of the Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (Scotland) Regulations 2004, which had previously prescribed the form of canvass and the form of words to be included with the canvass form about the two versions of the register.
1983 c. 2; section 10 was substituted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2) (“the 2000 Act”); section 53 was amended by paragraph 13 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50) and by paragraph 13 of Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act; section 201(3) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act and amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 21 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41). Section 202(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited for the meaning of the word “prescribed”. Paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 was substituted by section 9 of the 2000 Act.
S.I. 2004/1960.