Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Short Title.

3. 2. Application of Act.

4. PART I Franchises

   1. 3. Occupation Franchise for Voters in Burghs.

   2. 4. Lodger Franchise for Voters in Burghs.

   3. 5. Ownership Franchise for Voters in Counties.

   4. 6. Occupation Franchise for Voters in Counties.

   5. 7. Restriction on Number of Votes in Glasgow.

   6. 8. Electors employed for Reward within Six Months of an Election not to vote.

5. PART II Distribution of Seats

   1. 9. New Seats for the Universities, Glasgow and Dundee, and Counties of Lanark, Ayr, and Aberdeen.

   2. 10. Counties of Selkirk and Peebles to be united, and new District of Burghs to return One Member.

   3. 11. Certain Counties to be divided, and each Division to return a Member.

   4. 12. Registers of Voters to be formed for new Burghs and Divisions of Counties.

6. PART III Supplemental Provisions

   1. Incidents of Franchise

      1. 13. Successive Occupancy.

      2. 14. Liferenters. Joint Owners and Joint Occupants. Husbands in right of their Wives.

   2. Valuation Rolls

      1. 15. Dwelling Houses to be specially entered in Valuation Rolls.

      2. 16. Valuation Rolls in Counties to contain certain additional Particulars.

      3. 17. Provision for Claims by Persons improperly or erroneously exempted from Payment of Poor Rates.

      4. 18. Poor Rate to be demanded. Collector wilfully neglecting to do so punishable.

   3. Registration of Voters

      1. 19. Registration of Voters.

      2. 20. Alteration of Dates respecting Registration in Burghs.

      3. 21. Alteration of Dates respecting Registration in Counties.

      4. 22. Appeals from Decisions of Sheriff in Registration Court.

      5. 23. Constitution of Court of Appeal.

   4. Places for Election and Polling Places

      1. 24. Places for Election and Returning Officers for new Constituencies.

      2. 25. Payments for conveying Voters in Burghs to the Poll illegal.

      3. 26. Rooms to be hired for polling wherever they can be obtained.

   5. Elections in Universities

      1. 27. Franchise for Universities.

      2. 28. Qualifications for Members of General Councils.

      3. 29. Registration Book to be kept.

      4. 30. Registrar to enter Names therein.

      5. 31. Preparation of First Register under this Act. Revision by Registrar and Assistant Registars. Authentication by the Vice-Chancellor. Register to be conclusive.

      6. 32. Appeal against undue Insertion of Names.

      7. 33. Appeal against Omissions.

      8. 34. Quorum of University Court for Purposes of Act.

      9. 35. New Registers to be made up annually.

      10. 36. Allowance to Registrar and Assistant Registrars.

      11. 37. Returning Officers and Intimation of Election.

      12. 38. Proclamation of Writs for Universities.

      13. 39. Polling at University Elections.

      14. 40. University Election Expenses.

      15. 41. Provision for Incapacity of Vice-Chancellor or Registrar.

   6. Miscellaneous

      1. 42. Registration where Counties are divided.

      2. 43. Certain Boroughs in England to cease to return Members.

      3. 44. Shortening of Period for proceeding to Elections in Burghs.

      4. 45. Galashiels to be wholly in Selkirkshire.

      5. 46. In Burghs where there are no Magistrates, Police Commissioners to appoint Assessors.

      6. 47. Where there is no Town Clerk, Police Commissioners or Sheriff to appoint a Person to act as such.

      7. 48. Expenses of Valuation, and Registration of Voters, and Remuneration of Person acting as Assessor and Town Clerk, to be assessed on the Burgh.

      8. 49. Corrupt Payment of Rates to be punishable as Bribery.

      9. 50. Receipt of Parochial Relief to disqualify for Counties as well as Burghs.

      10. 51. Members holding Offices of Profit from the Crown, as in Schedule ( H.), not to vacate their Seats on Acceptance of another Office.

      11. 52. Provision in case of separate Registers.

      12. 53. Temporary Provisions consequent on Formation of new Burghs.

      13. 54. Register to be conclusive Evidence of Qualification.

      14. 55. Right of voting not be affected by Dependance of Appeal.

      15. 56. General Saving Clause.

      16. 57. Writs, &c. to be made conformable to this Act.

      17. 58. Construction of Act.

      18. 59. Interpretation of Terms.

7. SCHEDULES.

   1. SCHEDULE (A.)

      Hawick District

   2. SCHEDULE (B.)

   3. SCHEDULE (C.)

   4. SCHEDULE (D.)

   5. SCHEDULE (E.)

   6. SCHEDULE (F.)

   7. SCHEDULE (G.)

   8. SCHEDULE (H.)

      1. Offices of Profit referred to in this Act

   9. SCHEDULE (I.)