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

3.—(1) For the heading to regulation 91, substitute “Retention of documents”.

(2) Regulation 91 (forwarding of documents) is amended as follows.

(3) In paragraph (1), for “forward to the sheriff clerk at the same time as he forwards”, substitute “retain together with”.

(4) In paragraph (2), for “forward it at a subsequent date”, substitute “retain it”.

(5) In paragraph (4), for “Rules 56 and 57” substitute “Rules 56, 57 and 58(1)” and for “forwarded” substitute “retained”.

(1)

Rule 56 was amended by the 2006 Act, sections 31(7) and 41(4); rule 57 was amended by the 2006 Act, sections 31(8), 41(5) and 70(2); rule 58 was substituted by the 2006 Act, section 41(6) and by the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (c.12), section 25.