Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14)

Part 2 S Registration services

Other amendments of the 1965 Act S

47 Other amendments of the 1965 Act S

(1) The 1965 Act is amended in accordance with subsections (2) and (3).

(2) In section 53 (offences), in subsection (1)(a), after “registrar” there is inserted “ or the Registrar General ”.

(3) After section 54 there is inserted—

“54A Form, and manner of attestation, of documents

(1) Regulations prescribing the form of a document may, unless the document requires to be signed, make provision for the document to be electronic rather than paper-based.

(2) Regulations prescribing the manner in which a document requires to be attested may make different provision for different cases or circumstances.”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 47 wholly in force at 1.1.2007; s. 47 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 63(2); s. 47(1) in force for specified purposes and s. 47(3) in force at 1.10.2006 and s. 47 in force in so far as not already in force at 1.1.2007 by S.S.I. 2006/469, arts. 2, 3, Schs. 1, 2 (with art. 4)