2021 No. 436

Representation Of The People

The Representation of the People (Postal Voting for Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021
Made
24th November 2021
Coming into force
25th November 2021
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 53(1)(c) and (3) and 201(3), and schedule 2 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 201(2) of that Act , a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
1983 c. 2. Section 53(3) was amended by paragraph 13(b) of schedule 4 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50). Section 201(3) was added by paragraph 21 of schedule 1 of the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2) and amended by paragraph 6(7)(d) of schedule 21 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).
Section 201(2) was substituted by paragraph 9 of schedule 4 of the Representation of the People Act 1985. Section 201(2) was amended by S.I. 1991/1728, paragraph 6(7)(b) of schedule 21 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41) and section 13(2) of the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (c. 13).