The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) Order 2008

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 General

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and interpretation

3. PART 2 Absent voting: personal identifiers

   1. 2. Absent voting: interpretation

   2. 3. Amendment of article 9

   3. 4. Amendment of article 10

   4. 5. Amendment of article 11

   5. 6. Amendment of article 12

   6. 7. Amendment to offence provision

   7. 8. Amendment to rule 55

   8. 9. Amendment of paragraph 1 of Schedule 3

   9. 10. Checking of signatures and provision of fresh signatures

   10. 11. Requirement to provide fresh signatures at five yearly intervals

   11. 12. Recording and use of personal identifier information

   12. 13. Postal ballot boxes and receptacles

   13. 14. Amendment of paragraph 19 of Schedule 4

   14. 15. Amendment of paragraph 20 of Schedule 4

   15. 16. Procedure in relation to postal voting statements: personal identifier verification

   16. 17. Sealing of receptacles

   17. 18. Amendment of forms

4. PART 3 Personal identifiers: transitional provisions

   1. 19. Interpretation of Part 3

   2. 20. Existing applications

   3. 21. Requiring personal identifiers from existing absent voters

   4. 22. Required information to be provided to existing absent voters

   5. 23. Determination by registration officer

   6. 24. Consequence of failure or refusal to provide personal identifiers

5. PART 4 Miscellaneous Amendments

   1. 25. Amendment of article 8

   2. 26. Amendment of Schedule 2

   3. 27. Amendment of Schedule 5

6. Signature

7. 1. SCHEDULE

8. Explanatory Note