
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Representation of the People (Absent Voting at Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 and come into force on 1 December 2025.
2 
After regulation 15C (consequence of failure to provide required information) of the Representation of the People (Absent Voting at Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 insert—“
15D 
Where a registration officer may be required to send a person a notice under regulation 15A(1) and (2) (requirement to provide fresh signatures) before 7 May 2026—
(a) that requirement does not apply,
(b) the absent voter does not, for that reason, cease to be entitled to vote by post or by proxy for a failure to provide a fresh signature,
(c) the registration officer does not, for that reason, require to remove that person’s entry from the absent voting records due to failure to provide a fresh signature, and
(d) the registration officer must send a notice under regulation 15A(1) and (2) to that person by 31 January 2027.”.
JAMIE HEPBURN
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew's House
Edinburgh
18th September 2025