Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Citation | 2015 asp 7 |
| Year | 2015 |
in subsection (1) (d) , after “over” insert “ , except in Scotland (see subsection (1A) ) ” ,after subsection (1) insert—“ , (1A) ” ,after paragraph (3) insert—
- “(1A) In Scotland, voting age is 16 years or over.
- “(2A) In relation to the registration of local government electors in Scotland, subsections (1) and (2) (b) do not require a registration officer to make house to house inquiries in relation to any person under the age of 16.
- “(3A) In relation to the registration of local government electors, the canvass form in paragraph (2) must also—
- (a) require the full name and nationality of each person aged 14 or 15 who is eligible to register and is residing at the address to which the form is given, and
- (b) in relation to any such person named in the form, require the person's date of birth to be included.
- (5A) In relation to the registration of local government electors, the registration officer must not, under paragraph (5) , print on the form the date of birth of any person aged under 16.
- “(7A) In relation to the registration of local government electors in Scotland, subsection (7) does not apply to a person who was under the age of 16 at the time the requirement was imposed.
- (2A) In relation to the registration of local government electors, where the person to be invited is under the age of 16, the invitation in paragraph (1) must also include an explanation of how the person's information will be held and used.
- (3A) In relation to the registration of local government electors, paragraph (3) does not require a registration officer to make, or have made, any visits in the case where the invitations were given to a person under the age of 16.
- (3A) In relation to the registration of local government electors, the following provisions of this regulation do not apply in the case of a person who is under the age of 16—
- (a) paragraphs (2) (b) (iii) and (3) (b) and (c) ,
- (b) paragraph (3) (f) , so far as requiring a notice to state that the person may make representations about why a civil penalty should not be imposed.
- “(1A) In relation to the registration of local government electors, where the applicant is not able to provide the applicant's date of birth, the statement referred to in paragraph (1) (e) must indicate whether the applicant is—
- (a) under the age of 16,
- (b) aged 16 or 17, or
- (c) aged 18 or older.
- (3A) In relation to the registration of local government electors, the paper application form under paragraph (3) must also include an explanation of how information about applicants under the age of 16 will be held and used.
- (9A) In relation to the registration of local government electors, paragraphs (1) (f) and (8) (a) do not apply in the case where the applicant is under the age of 16.
- (6A) In relation to the registration of local government electors, paragraphs (2) to (6) do not apply in the case where the applicant is under the age of 16 if—
- (a) there is information available to the registration officer from any educational record relating to the applicant, and
- (b) that information is sufficient to satisfy the registration officer as to the applicant's identity and entitlement to be registered.
- (3) In relation to the registration of local government electors, this regulation does not apply to an application made by a person under the age of 16.
- (6A) In relation to the registration of local government electors, this regulation does not apply to an application made by a person under the age of 16.
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