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Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015
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· 2015-07-24
2020-04-27
Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015
Changes on 2020-04-27
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- (c) the conduct of a referendum in accordance with the Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020.
- (2) A young person's information may be disclosed in accordance with regulation 32ZA(5) and (5A) of the 2001 Regulations (pre-population of the canvass form).
- (2) A young person's information may be disclosed in accordance with regulation 32ZBD(9) and (9A) of the 2001 Regulations (pre-population of the canvass form).
- (3) A young person's information (other than any information by which the person's date of birth may be ascertained) may be disclosed in a version or copy of the register of local government electors or an absent voters record or list supplied in accordance with a relevant supply enactment, but only so far as it is necessary to do so for the purposes of or in connection with an election or referendum at which the young person will be entitled to vote.
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#### Scottish elections: reduction of voting age to 16
#### Annual canvass
#### Review of entitlement to registration
#### Local authority duty to promote awareness and provide assistance
#### Invitations to register
#### Anonymous registration
#### Alterations in the register: persons aged under 18 prior to 1 December 2015
## Editorial notes
[^key-1473cf50f69b6fc79589446170090c06]: Word in [s. 14(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/7/section/14/1) omitted (30.1.2020) by virtue of [Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2), [ss. 33(2)(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/section/33/2/a), [41](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/section/41)
[^key-09e2ecd7929b65b5611ffca8ec49ea8a]: [S. 14(1)(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/7/section/14/1/c) and word inserted (30.1.2020) by [Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2), [ss. 33(2)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/section/33/2/b), [41](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/section/41)
[^key-859fda52a707063dbbb84015edc80ffd]: Words in [s. 14(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/7/section/14/3) inserted (30.1.2020) by [Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2), [ss. 33(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/section/33/3), [41](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/section/41)
[^key-dedc06215f32da165493a46ce03d10a8]: [S. 14(4)(i)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/7/section/14/4/i) inserted (30.1.2020) by [Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2), [ss. 33(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/section/33/4), [41](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/section/41)
[^key-0128802af4427f7e76e60337dfc1d8eb]: Word in [s. 14(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/7/section/14/5) omitted (30.1.2020) by virtue of [Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2), [ss. 33(5)(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/section/33/5/a), [41](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/section/41)
[^key-9d78034db73c4415b122fa657537193b]: [S. 14(5)(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/7/section/14/5/c) and word inserted (30.1.2020) by [Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2), [ss. 33(5)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/section/33/5/b), [41](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/section/41)
[^key-1473cf50f69b6fc79589446170090c06]: Word in s. 14(1) omitted (30.1.2020) by virtue of [Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2), [ss. 33(2)(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/section/33/2/a), [41](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/section/41)
[^key-09e2ecd7929b65b5611ffca8ec49ea8a]: S. 14(1)(c) and word inserted (30.1.2020) by [Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2), [ss. 33(2)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/section/33/2/b), [41](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/section/41)
[^key-859fda52a707063dbbb84015edc80ffd]: Words in s. 14(3) inserted (30.1.2020) by [Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2), [ss. 33(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/section/33/3), [41](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/section/41)
[^key-dedc06215f32da165493a46ce03d10a8]: S. 14(4)(i) inserted (30.1.2020) by [Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2), [ss. 33(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/section/33/4), [41](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/section/41)
[^key-0128802af4427f7e76e60337dfc1d8eb]: Word in s. 14(5) omitted (30.1.2020) by virtue of [Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2), [ss. 33(5)(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/section/33/5/a), [41](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/section/41)
[^key-9d78034db73c4415b122fa657537193b]: S. 14(5)(c) and word inserted (30.1.2020) by [Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2), [ss. 33(5)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/section/33/5/b), [41](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/2/section/41)
[^key-beccec49f36dca189d8ebdf92aa47edd]: Words in s. 14(2) substituted (27.4.2020) by [The Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/113)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2020/113), [regs. 1(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2020/113/regulation/1/1), [16](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2020/113/regulation/16)
2020-01-30
Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015
2015-07-24
Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015 — versión orig
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