Amendments
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1
In regulation 15C of the Representation of the People (Absent Voting at Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (provision of information on removal of absent vote entitlement) for “Rule 21 of Schedule 1 to the Scottish Local Government Elections Order 2007” substitute “rule 22 of Schedule 1 to the Scottish Local Government Elections Order 2011”.
2
The Representation of the People (Postal Voting for Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 are amended as follows—
a
in regulation 3(2) (interpretation), for “Scottish Local Government Elections Order 2007” substitute “Scottish Local Government Elections Order 2011”;
b
in regulation 12(1) (postal voting envelopes), for “rule 20” substitute “rule 21”;
c
in regulation 14(1)(c) (delivery of postal ballot papers), for “rule 22(1)” substitute “Rule 23(1)”;
d
in regulation 16(1) (lost postal ballot papers), for “third” substitute “fourth”;
e
in regulation 17 (alternative means of returning postal ballot papers etc.)—
i
in paragraph (1), for “rule 42(1)(c)” substitute “rule 43(1)(c)”; and
ii
in paragraph (2), for “rule 39(1)” substitute “rule 40(1)”;
f
in regulation 21(3) (opening of postal voters box), for “rule 42” substitute “rule 43”;
g
in regulation 26(2)(f) (retrieval of cancelled postal ballot papers), for “rule 42 of the elections rules” substitute “rule 43”;
h
in regulation 28(3) (checking of lists), for “rule 39(1)” substitute “rule 40(1)”; and
i
in regulation 31 (forwarding of documents)—
i
in paragraph (1), for “rule 57” substitute “rule 58”; and
ii
in paragraph (3), for “Rules 58 and 59” substitute “Rules 59 and 60”.
3
Regulation 2 of the Representation of the People (Post-Local Government Elections Supply and Inspection of Documents) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (interpretation) is amended as follows—
a
in paragraph (1), for “Scottish Local Government Elections Order 2007” substitute “Scottish Local Government Elections Order 2011”; and
b
in paragraph (3), for “rule 57(b) and (c)” substitute “rule 58(b) and (c)”.
4
In regulation 15(2)(a) of the Absent Voting at Scottish Local Government Elections (Provision of Personal Identifiers) Regulations 2009 , for “rule 21 of Schedule 1 to the Scottish Local Government Elections Order 2007” substitute “rule 22 of Schedule 1 to the Scottish Local Government Elections Order 2011”.
S.S.I. 2007/170; paragraph 15C was added by S.S.I. 2009/35.
S.S.I. 2007/263; there are amendments but none are relevant.
S.S.I. 2007/264.
S.S.I. 2009/35.