UK Act of Parliament 2013 c. 14 United Kingdom

Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013

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s.sch004 (1) Where the return prepared under paragraph 21 in respect... Regulated
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232 other schedules
s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies to determine the manner of voting...
s.sch002 (1) The registration officer must provide free of charge to...
s.sch002 (1) Each registration officer must keep a record in relation...
s.sch002 To indicate that a voter or a voter's proxy is...
s.sch002 (1) Where an appeal under section 56 of the 1983...
s.sch002 (1) A person registered in the register of electors or...
s.sch002 No misnomer or inaccurate description of any person or place...
s.sch002 (1) A registration officer must carry out the registration officer's...
s.sch002 (1) An alteration in the register of electors under section...
s.sch002 (1) Each registration officer must prepare, in accordance with this...
s.sch002 (1) In this Act, the cut-off date means 5pm on...
s.sch002 (1) A person is taken to have been granted a...
s.sch002 (1) Without prejudice to sections 18 to 20, no person...
s.sch002 The counting officer must make such arrangements as are reasonably...
s.sch002 The counting officer is to issue postal ballot papers (and...
s.sch002 (1) The number of the voter as stated in the...
s.sch002 Where a counting officer is satisfied that two or more...
s.sch002 (1) The envelope which the counting officer is required by...
s.sch002 (1) As soon as practicable after the issue of each...
s.sch002 (1) Where ballot papers are posted to postal voters, postage...
s.sch002 (1) If a postal voter has inadvertently dealt with a...
s.sch002 (1) Where a postal voter claims either to have lost...
s.sch002 (1) Where a person applies to the registration officer to...
s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies where— (a) an event mentioned in...
s.sch002 (1) The counting officer must give to each of the...
s.sch002 (1) The counting officer must provide a separate box for...
s.sch002 (1) The counting officer must, immediately on receipt (whether by...
s.sch002 (1) Each postal voters box must be opened by the...
s.sch002 (1) When a postal voters box is opened, the counting...
s.sch002 (1) A voter or a voter's proxy who is shown...
s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies to any postal voting statement contained...
s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies to any postal voting statement contained...
s.sch002 (1) A counting officer may on any occasion on which...
s.sch002 (1) Each registration officer must keep the 2 lists mentioned...
s.sch002 (1) The counting officer must open separately each ballot paper...
s.sch002 (1) Where it appears to the counting officer that a...
s.sch002 (1) The counting officer must keep two separate lists of...
s.sch002 (1) Where the counting officer receives a valid postal voting...
s.sch002 (1) As soon as practicable after the completion of the...
s.sch002 (1) The counting officer must, at the same time as...
s.sch002 (1) In paragraphs 10(2) and 45(1)(b), “prescribed” means prescribed by...
s.sch002 In this Part— “postal ballot paper” means a ballot paper...
s.sch002 (1) Each registration officer must, at the request of the...
s.sch002 (1) Each registration officer must supply free of charge to...
s.sch002 (1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, any person...
s.sch002 (1) If a designated organisation so requests, the registration officer...
s.sch002 (1) If a permitted participant so requests, the registration officer...
s.sch002 A duty of a registration officer to supply data under...
s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies to— (a) any person to whom...
s.sch002 (1) A person (“A”) commits an offence—
s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies to any person holding a copy...
s.sch002 (1) A designated organisation may request that a counting officer...
s.sch002 (1) The fee to be paid in accordance with sub-paragraph...
s.sch002 (1) A person entitled to vote as proxy for another...
s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies in relation to applications under paragraph...
s.sch002 (1) Sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) apply in relation to an...
s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies in relation to applications under paragraph...
s.sch003 (1) The counting officer must publish notice of the referendum...
s.sch003 (1) The counting officer must appoint and pay—
s.sch003 (1) The counting officer must, as soon as reasonably practicable...
s.sch003 (1) A council must, if requested to do so by...
s.sch003 (1) The counting officer must provide each presiding officer with...
s.sch003 (1) A referendum agent may appoint— (a) polling agents to...
s.sch003 (1) No person other than the presiding officer and the...
s.sch003 (1) The counting officer must make such arrangements as are...
s.sch003 (1) The presiding officer must keep order at the polling...
s.sch003 (1) Immediately before the commencement of the poll, the presiding...
s.sch003 (1) At the time a voter applies for a ballot...
s.sch003 The hours of polling are between 7am and 10pm.
s.sch003 (1) A person is not to be prevented from voting...
s.sch003 (1) Subject to rule 19(4), a ballot paper must be...
s.sch003 (1) On the application of a voter—
s.sch003 (1) If a voter applies to the presiding officer to...
s.sch003 (1) Paragraph (6) applies if any of situations A to...
s.sch003 (1) A voter who has inadvertently dealt with a ballot...
s.sch003 (1) The presiding officer must keep a list of persons...
s.sch003 (1) Where the proceedings at any polling station are interrupted...
s.sch003 (1) As soon as reasonably practicable after the close of...
s.sch003 (1) The counting officer must make arrangements for counting of...
s.sch003 (1) The votes at the referendum are to be given...
s.sch003 (1) The counting officer must— (a) in the presence of...
s.sch003 (1) Any ballot paper to which paragraph (2) applies is...
s.sch003 The counting officer must count the votes in favour of...
s.sch003 The decision of the counting officer on any question arising...
s.sch003 (1) The counting officer may have the votes re-counted (or...
s.sch003 (1) After making the certification under section 7(2)(b) (results for...
s.sch003 (1) On the completion of the counting, the counting officer...
s.sch003 (1) After sealing the papers in accordance with rule 36,...
s.sch003 (1) The proper officer of the council must retain for...
s.sch003 (1) The Chief Counting Officer must retain for one year—...
s.sch003 The counting officer must arrange for the printing of the...
s.sch003 (1) The Court of Session or a sheriff principal may...
s.sch003 (1) In this schedule, “prescribed” means prescribed by the Chief...
s.sch003 (1) The counting officer must prepare a list (the “corresponding...
s.sch003 (1) Every ballot paper must bear or contain—
s.sch003 (1) The counting officer may use, free of charge, for...
s.sch003 (1) The counting officer must issue to those entitled to...
s.sch003 (1) The counting officer must— (a) provide a sufficient number...
s.sch004 (1) In this schedule— “bequest” includes any form of testamentary...
s.sch004 (1) The following provisions have effect for the purposes of...
s.sch004 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 10(2)(a) the expenses falling...
s.sch004 (1) This paragraph applies where, in the case of any...
s.sch004 (1) No amount of referendum expenses is to be incurred...
s.sch004 (1) No payment (of whatever nature) may be made in...
s.sch004 (1) A claim for payment in respect of referendum expenses...
s.sch004 (1) This paragraph applies where— (a) a claim for payment...
s.sch004 Nothing in this schedule which prohibits— (a) payments and contracts...
s.sch004 (1) This paragraph applies in relation to an individual or...
s.sch004 (1) The total referendum expenses incurred by or on behalf...
s.sch004 (1) For the purposes of this schedule, a registered party,...
s.sch004 (1) This paragraph applies where— (a) referendum expenses are incurred...
s.sch004 (1) The responsible person in relation to a permitted participant...
s.sch004 (1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where— (a) a return falls to...
s.sch004 (1) Each return prepared under paragraph 21 in respect of...
s.sch004 (1) Where the Electoral Commission receive any return under paragraph...
s.sch004 (1) This paragraph applies to any material which—
s.sch004 (1) No material wholly or mainly relating to the referendum...
s.sch004 The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (Scotland) Regulations...
s.sch004 (1) This Part has effect for controlling donations to permitted...
s.sch004 (1) A declaration under paragraph 2 by a registered party—...
s.sch004 (1) “Donation”, in relation to a permitted participant, means (subject...
s.sch004 (1) For the purposes of this schedule sponsorship is provided...
s.sch004 (1) None of the following is to be regarded as...
s.sch004 (1) The value of any donation falling within paragraph 30(1)(a)...
s.sch004 (1) A relevant donation received by a permitted participant must...
s.sch004 (1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where— (a) a donation is received...
s.sch004 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 35(3)(b), the required steps...
s.sch004 (1) This paragraph applies to any donation received by a...
s.sch004 (1) A person commits an offence if the person—
s.sch004 The responsible person in relation to a permitted participant must...
s.sch004 (1) A person who is the responsible person in relation...
s.sch004 (1) The statement must record, in relation to each relevant...
s.sch004 (1) This paragraph applies to relevant donations falling within paragraph...
s.sch004 (1) The responsible person in relation to a permitted participant...
s.sch004 (1) Each report prepared under paragraph 42 in respect of...
s.sch004 (1) Where the Electoral Commission receive a report under paragraph...
s.sch004 (1) This Part has effect for controlling regulated transactions entered...
s.sch004 (1) An agreement between a permitted participant and another person...
s.sch004 (1) The value of a regulated transaction which is a...
s.sch004 (1) A permitted participant must not— (a) be a party...
s.sch004 (1) This paragraph applies if a permitted participant is a...
s.sch004 (1) The Electoral Commission must maintain a register of all...
s.sch004 (1) This paragraph applies if— (a) a permitted participant and...
s.sch004 If an authorised participant purports to transfer the participant's interest...
s.sch004 (1) An individual who is a permitted participant commits an...
s.sch004 (1) A person who commits an offence under sub-paragraph (1),...
s.sch004 (1) The responsible person in relation to a permitted participant...
s.sch004 The statement must record, in relation to each recordable transaction...
s.sch004 The statement must record, in relation to each recordable transaction...
s.sch004 (1) The statement must record, in relation to each recordable...
s.sch004 (1) Where another authorised participant has become a party to...
s.sch004 The statement must record the total value of any regulated...
s.sch004 (1) The Electoral Commission may, in relation to each of...
s.sch004 (1) The responsible person in relation to a permitted participant...
s.sch004 (1) Each report prepared under paragraph 60 in respect of...
s.sch004 (1) Where the Electoral Commission receive a report under paragraph...
s.sch004 (1) This paragraph applies where, on an application made by...
s.sch004 (1) This paragraph has effect in relation to proceedings on...
s.sch004 (1) In this Part— “authorised participant” is to be construed...
s.sch004 (1) A permitted participant seeking to be designated under paragraph...
s.sch004 (1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, persons authorised...
s.sch004 (1) This paragraph has effect with respect to the rights...
s.sch005 (1) This paragraph applies in relation to an organisation or...
s.sch005 Nothing in this schedule requires a person to produce or...
s.sch005 (1) A statement made by a person (“P”) in compliance...
s.sch005 (1) A person who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply...
s.sch005 (1) Guidance (and revised guidance) published by the Electoral Commission...
s.sch005 (1) The Electoral Commission must, in accordance with this paragraph,...
s.sch005 In this schedule— “contravention” includes a failure to comply, and...
s.sch005 (1) This paragraph applies in relation to an organisation or...
s.sch005 (1) This paragraph applies where the Electoral Commission have reasonable...
s.sch005 (1) This paragraph applies where the Electoral Commission have given...
s.sch005 (1) This paragraph applies where the Electoral Commission have given...
s.sch005 (1) The Electoral Commission may retain any documents delivered to...
s.sch005 The Electoral Commission or a person authorised by the Commission—...
s.sch005 An authorisation of a person by the Electoral Commission under...
s.sch005 (1) In the case of documents kept in electronic form—...
s.sch006 (1) The Electoral Commission may by notice impose a fixed...
s.sch006 (1) Where, after the service of a notice under paragraph...
s.sch006 (1) The Electoral Commission may by notice impose a monetary...
s.sch006 (1) A variable monetary penalty must be paid within the...
s.sch006 (1) Where sub-paragraph (2) or (3) applies, the Electoral Commission...
s.sch006 A stop notice must include information as to—
s.sch006 (1) Where, after the service of a stop notice on...
s.sch006 (1) A person served with a stop notice may appeal...
s.sch006 (1) A person served with a stop notice who does...
s.sch006 (1) This paragraph applies where— (a) the Electoral Commission have...
s.sch006 (1) An enforcement undertaking must be in writing and include—...
s.sch006 (1) Where the Electoral Commission propose to impose a fixed...
s.sch006 (1) Where, after accepting an enforcement undertaking from a person,...
s.sch006 (1) A person who has given an enforcement undertaking may...
s.sch006 (1) The Electoral Commission may not serve on a person...
s.sch006 (1) The Electoral Commission may by notice in writing at...
s.sch006 (1) The Electoral Commission must not take into account a...
s.sch006 Any amount that is payable under this schedule by an...
s.sch006 (1) Guidance (and revised guidance) published by the Electoral Commission...
s.sch006 The Electoral Commission may recover as a civil debt—
s.sch006 Where, in pursuance of any provision contained in or made...
s.sch006 (1) The Electoral Commission must, in accordance with this paragraph,...
s.sch006 (1) A notice under paragraph 2(1) must include information as...
s.sch006 (1) Information held by or on behalf of a procurator...
s.sch006 (1) On an appeal under paragraph 2(6) the sheriff may...
s.sch006 In this schedule— “completion certificate” has the meaning given in...
s.sch006 (1) A fixed monetary penalty must be paid within the...
s.sch006 (1) Where a notice under paragraph 2(1) is served on...
s.sch006 (1) The Electoral Commission may impose one or more discretionary...
s.sch006 (1) Where the Electoral Commission propose to impose a discretionary...
s.sch006 (1) A notice under paragraph 7(1) must include information as...
s.sch006 (1) A person on whom a discretionary requirement is imposed...
s.sch006 The following table lists campaign offences for the purposes of...
s.sch007 (1) A person (“A”) commits the offence of personation in...
s.sch007 (1) A person (“A”) commits the offence of treating in...
s.sch007 (1) A person (“A”) commits the offence of undue influence...
s.sch007 (1) A person commits the offence of bribery in connection...
s.sch007 (1) A person commits an offence if the person, at...
s.sch007 (1) A person who is a constable commits an offence...
s.sch007 A person who commits a corrupt practice under any provision...
s.sch007 (1) A person who commits an illegal practice under any...
s.sch007 A person charged with a corrupt practice under any provision...
s.sch007 (1) A person convicted of a corrupt or illegal practice...
s.sch007 If a person is, whether before or during the referendum,...
s.sch007 (1) A person (“A”) commits an offence if—
s.sch007 If a person knowingly provides money— (a) for any payment...
s.sch007 (1) A person who commits an offence of—
s.sch007 (1) A person commits an offence if the person, for...
s.sch007 (1) A person (“A”) commits an offence if A—
s.sch007 (1) If a person to whom this paragraph applies without...
s.sch007 (1) A person (“A”) commits an offence if, in connection...
s.sch007 (1) Every person (other than one mentioned in sub-paragraph (2))...
s.sch007 (1) No person may publish before the close of the...
s.sch007 (1) No payment or contract for payment may, for the...
s.sch008 In this Act— “the 1983 Act” means the Representation of...

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