The Representation of the People (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1992

• Citation: S.I. 1992/834
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Representation of the People (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1992.

(2) These Regulations shall extend to Scotland only.

Section 2 Commencement

These Regulations shall come into force on 6th April 1992 except for the purposes of any application made before that date under regulation 62(4)(b) of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 1986 which is based on receipt of a mobility allowance.

Section 3 Amendment of the Regulations of 1986

(1) Regulation 62 (additional requirements for applications on grounds of physical incapacity) of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 1986 shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.

(2) For paragraph (4)(b) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph:—

(b) the application states that the applicant is (under section 37ZC of the Social Security Act 1975 in receipt of the higher rate of the mobility component of a disability living allowance (payable under section 37ZA of that Act) because of the physical incapacity specified in the application in pursuance of paragraph (1) above.

(3) For paragraph (5) there shall be substituted the following paragraph:—

(5) The fact that an applicant is registered with a local authority or local society for the blind shall be deemed sufficient evidence that he is eligible for an absent vote on the grounds set out in paragraph (b) of section 6(2) of the Act of 1985.