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Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 115 of, and Schedule 7 to, the Scotland Act 1998, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Draft Statutory Instruments

2008 No.

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

DEVOLUTION, SCOTLAND

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

Made

2008

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

CONTENTS

Go to Preamble

  1. PART 1

    General

    1. 1. Citation, commencement, and interpretation

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. PART 4

    Miscellaneous Amendments

    1. 25. Amendment of article 8

    2. 26. Amendment of Schedule 2

    3. 27. Amendment of Schedule 5

    1. SCHEDULE

Go to Explanatory Note

This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 12(1)(a) and 113 of the Scotland Act 1998(1).

The Secretary of State has consulted the Electoral Commission as required by section 7(2)(g) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000(2).

A draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 115 of, and Schedule 7 to, the Scotland Act 1998 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Accordingly, the Secretary of State makes the following Order:

(1)

1998 c. 46. Section 12 was amended by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41), Schedule 21, paragraph 13 and by the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 (c. 24), Schedule 3, paragraph 7. Back [1]

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