This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of defects in S.I. 2001/1399 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Statutory Instruments
2001 No. 1750 (S.12)
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
DEVOLUTION, SCOTLAND
The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc. ) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2001
Made
3rd May 2001
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament;
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2001 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Interpretation
2. In this Order–
“the principal Order” means the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 1999( 3 ).
Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Order (Electors Lists and Registers: Miscellaneous and Related Provision)
3. —(1) Schedule 1 to the principal Order shall be amended in accordance with this article.
(2) In paragraph 2 (free copies of register etc ), after sub-paragraph (8)( 4 ) insert–
“ (9) For the purposes of this paragraph “register” includes any revised version of the register under section 13(1) and (3) of the 1983 Act ( 5 ) and any notice under sections 13A(2) and 13B(3) of that Act ( 6 ) . ” .
(3) In paragraph 7( 7 ), for the definition of “data” substitute–
“ “data” means information which is recorded with the intention that it should be processed by means of equipment operating automatically in response to instructions given for that purpose; ” .
Amendment of Schedule 3 to the principal Order (Absent Voting)
4. In paragraph 8(4)( 8 ) (closing date for applications) for sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) substitute–
“ 5 p.m. on the eleventh day before the date of the poll at that election. ” .
HELEN LIDDELL
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
Scotland Office,
Meridian Court Glasgow
3rd May 2001
As required by section 7 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41) .
S.I. 1999/787 : the relevant amending Order is S.I. 2001/1399 .
Subparagraph (8) was added to paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 by article 17(3)(c) of S.I. 2001/1399 .
Defined at article 2(1) of the principal Order as the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2) .
Sections 13 to 13B were substituted by Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2) .
Paragraph 7 was amended by article 17(6) of S.I. 2001/1399 .
Paragraph 8(4) was amended by article 19(7)(c) of S.I. 2001/1399