Statutory Instruments
2004 No. 1960 (S.7)
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
The Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (Scotland) Regulations 2004
Made
20th July 2004
Coming into force
3rd August 2004
Whereas the Secretary of State has consulted the Electoral Commission about these Regulations in accordance with section 7(1) and (2) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000( 1 );
And whereas a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 10(4)( 2 ), 53 and 201(1) and (3) of, and paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 2 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983( 3 ), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on the expiry of 14 days beginning with the day on which they are made.
(2) In these Regulations, “the 2001 Regulations” means the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001( 4 ).
(3) These Regulations shall extend to Scotland only.
Revocation
2. The Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (Scotland) Regulations 2003( 5 ) are hereby revoked.
Prescribed form
3. The form set out in Part I of the Schedule to these Regulations is hereby prescribed for use for the purposes of the canvass which is required to be conducted by section 10 of the Representation of the People Act 1983.
Amendment of provision about applications
4. In regulation 26(6) of the 2001 Regulations (applications for registration)( 6 ) for “the Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (Scotland) Regulations 2003” substitute “the Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (Scotland) Regulations 2004”.
ANNE McGUIRE
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Scotland Office Department for Constitutional Affairs Dover House, London
20th July 2004
Regulation 3
SCHEDULE Form of Canvass and Form of Words about the Two Versions of the Register
PART I Form prescribed for the purposes of section 10(4) of the Representation of the People Act 1983(as substituted by Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000)
PART II Form of words about the two versions of the register
Having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 202(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983.
1983 c. 2 ; section 10 was substituted by Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2) ; section 201(3) was inserted by Schedule 1 to that Act.
S.I. 2003/1892 .