Amendment of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001

9.  In regulation 31J (anonymous registration: evidence by attestation)(1)—

(a) in paragraph (4)(a), (b) and (c) for “superintendent” substitute “inspector”;

(b) after paragraph (4)(k) insert—

“(l) any registered medical practitioner;

(m) any registered nurse or midwife;

(n) any person who manages a refuge.”; and

(c) after paragraph (4) insert—

“(4A) In this regulation “refuge” means accommodation together with a planned programme of therapeutic and practical support for victims of, or those at risk of, domestic abuse or violence.”.

(1)

Regulation 31J was inserted by S.I. 2007/925 and subsequently amended by S.I. 2009/725 and S.I. 2013/3206.