The provisions referred to in column 1 of the table are provisions in the 1983 Act.
| Provision of the 1983 Act | Modifications |
|---|---|
| Section 5 (residence: general) | |
| Section 6 (residence: merchant seamen) | |
| Section 7 (residence: patients in mental hospitals who are not detained offenders or on remand) | |
| Section 7A (residence: persons remanded in custody etc.) | |
| Section 7B (notional residence: declarations of local connection) | In subsection (3)(a)(i), the reference to the returning officer is to be read as a reference to a counting officer appointed for the purposes of an independence referendum. |
| In subsection (3)(e), the words “(if the declaration is made for the purposes only of local government elections)” are omitted. | |
| In subsection (3)(f), the reference to the age of 18 years is to be read as a reference to the age of 17 years. | |
| Subsections (5) to (7) are omitted. | |
| Section 7C (effect of declaration of local connection) | Subsection (1)(b) is omitted. |
| Section 9A (registration officers: duty to take necessary steps) | In subsection (1), the reference to the duty to maintain the registers under section 9 of the 1983 Act is to be read as a reference to the duty to maintain the register of young voters under section 4(1) of this Act. |
| Subsections (2) and (3) are omitted. | |
| Section 9B (anonymous registration) | In subsection (3)(a), the reference to section 9(2) of the 1983 Act is to be read as a reference to section 4(2) of this Act. |
| In subsection (3)(b), the reference to a person’s electoral number is to be read as a reference to the person’s voter number. | |
| In subsection (8), the words “or the returning officer for any election” are omitted. | |
| Section 9C (removal of anonymous entry) | |
| Section 10 (maintenance of registers: duty to conduct canvass) | Subsection (1) has effect as if— (a) for “an annual canvass” there were substituted “a canvass between 1 October 2013 and 10 March 2014”, and (b) the words “, or to remain,” were omitted. |
| Subsections (1A) and (2) are omitted. | |
| In subsection (3)(a), the reference to section 3 of the 1983 Act is to be read as a reference to section 3 of this Act. | |
| Subsection (3)(b)(iii) is omitted. | |
| Subsection (4) is omitted. | |
| In subsection (5), the references to a form are to be read as references to the form referred to in section 8 of this Act. | |
| Subsection (6) has effect as if for “alterations” there were substituted “entries”. | |
| Section 10A (maintenance of registers: registration of electors) | In subsection (2A), the words “(subject to section 13BB(2))” are omitted. |
| In each of subsections (2A) and (5)(a), the reference to the 15th October in the year in question is to be read as a reference to the date on which the canvass form was received by the registration officer. | |
| In subsection (3), the reference to the register in question is to be read as a reference to the register of young voters or the register of local government electors. | |
| In subsection (4)(a), the reference to voting age is to be read as a reference to the age of 16 years. | |
| In subsection (5)(a)(i), the reference to the form mentioned in section 10(4) is to be read as a reference to the form referred to in section 8 of this Act. | |
| In subsection (5)(b), the reference to section 4 of the 1983 Act is to be read as a reference to section 5 of this Act. | |
| Section 13A (alteration of registers) | In subsection (1), the reference to the publication of a revised version of a register under section 13 of the 1983 Act is to be read as a reference to the preparation of the register of young voters under section 4(1) of this Act. |
| In subsection (1)(c), the words “or 58” are omitted. | |
| Subsection (3) is omitted. | |
In subsection (5)— (a) the reference to a published version of a register of electors is to be read as a reference to the register of young voters, and (b) the words “or section 13BB below” are omitted. | |
| Section 13B (alteration of registers: pending elections) | References to an election to which section 13B applies are to be read as references to an independence referendum. |
| References to the appropriate publication date are to be read as references to the fifth day before the date of the poll at an independence referendum. | |
| References to the relevant election area are to be read as references to the area for which the registration officer acts. | |
| In subsection (1), the reference to a published version of a register is to be read as a reference to the register of young voters. | |
| Section 13D (provision of false information) | In subsection (1), the reference to the registration of electors is to be read as a reference to registration in the register of young voters. |
| Subsections (1A), (2) and (8) are omitted. | |
| Section 14 (service qualification) | In subsection (1), the reference to the 1983 Act is to be read as including a reference to this Act. |
| Subsection (2) is omitted. | |
| Section 15 (service declaration) | Subsections (5) and (9) to (12) are omitted. |
| Section 16 (contents of service declaration) | In paragraph (f), the reference to the age of 18 years is to be read as a reference to the age of 17 years. |
| Section 17 (effect of service declaration) | Subsection (1)(b) is omitted. |
| Section 52 (discharge of registration duties) | References to the 1983 Act are to be read as including references to this Act. |
| Subsections (1), (1A), (3) and (5) are omitted. | |
| In subsection (4), paragraphs (a) and (aa) are omitted. | |
| Section 56 (registration appeals) | In subsection (1)(aa), the reference to section 4 of the 1983 Act is to be read as a reference to section 5 of this Act. |
| Subsection (1)(b) is omitted. | |
| Subsections (3) and (4A) are omitted. | |
| Section 57 (registration appeals: Scotland) | |
| Section 59 (supplemental provisions as to members of forces and service voters) | Subsections (3) to (4) are omitted. |
| Section 62 (offences as to declarations) | References to being subject to a legal incapacity to vote are to be read as references to being subject to a legal incapacity to vote within the meaning of section 2(2) of this Act. |
| Subsection (2) is omitted. | |
| Section 63 (breach of official duty) | References to “official duty” are to be read as including a duty imposed by virtue of this Act. |
| In subsection (3), paragraphs (a), (c) and (d) are omitted. | |
| In subsection (3)(b), the words “returning officer or presiding officer” are omitted. | |
| Subsections (4) and (5) are omitted. |