Representation of the People (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1985

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1986/139
Year1986

1986 No. 139 (S. 9)

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE

The Representation of the People (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1985

29thNovember 1985

4thDecember 1985

3rdFebruary 1986

In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by sections 53 and 201(1) of, and paragraphs 11 and 11A of Schedule 2 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983 (a), having regard to the definition of "prescribed" in section 202(1) of that Act, and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I hereby make the following regulations:—

1.—(1) These regulations may be cited as the Representation of the People (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1985.

(2) These regulations shall, subject to their having been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament, come into operation on 3rd February 1986:

Provided that these regulations shall not have effect in respect of any register of electors applicable at any time prior to the publication of registers of electors which under section 13(1)(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 are required to be published not later than 15th February 1986, or any data relating to such registers.

(3) These regulations shall extend to Scotland only.

2. In these regulations the expression "the principal regulations" means the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 1983(b).

3. In regulation 3(1) of the principal regulations (interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of "British Council employee" there shall be inserted the following:—

' "candidate" means—

(a) in relation to a parliamentary election, a person who is nominated as a candidate at the election, or is declared by himself or by others to be a candidate on or after the day of the issue of the writ for the election, or after the dissolution or vacancy in consequence of which the writ was issued;

(b) in relation to a local government election, a person having been nominated or having declared himself a candidate for election to the office to be filled at the election;

"constituency" means a parliamentary constituency; ';

(a) 1983 c.2; paragraph 11A was inserted by paragraph 87(c) of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c.50).

(b) S.I. 1983/548, to which there are amendments not relevant to these regulations.

(b) after the definition of "Crown servant" there shall be inserted the following:—

' "data" and "data user" have the same meanings as in section 1 of the Data Protection Act 1984;'(a).

4. In regulation 28 of the principal regulations...

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