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Clause 13
BARONESS RANDERSON
LORD TYLER
LORD THOMAS OF GRESFORD
BARONESS HUMPHREYS
Page 18, line 35, at end insert—
“(1A) A resolution moved under subsection (1)(a) must state whether the voting
age at the proposed referendum is to be 16 or 18.”
Schedule 1
BARONESS RANDERSON
LORD TYLER
LORD THOMAS OF GRESFORD
BARONESS HUMPHREYS
Page 33, leave out lines 5 to 10 and insert—
“1 (1) Where a referendum held by virtue of section 12(1) follows on from a
youth franchise resolution, a person is entitled to vote in the referendum
if, on the date of the poll at the referendum, the person—
(a) is aged 16 or over,
(b) either—
(i) is registered in the register of local government electors at
an address within an Assembly constituency, or
(ii) is registered in the register of young voters at such an
address in accordance with provision made under
paragraph 1A,
(c) is not subject to any legal incapacity to vote (age apart) within the
meaning of section 2(1)(b) of the Representation of the People Act
1983, and
(d) is a Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland or
a relevant citizen of the Union (within the meaning given by
section 202(1) of that Act).
(2) Where a referendum held by virtue of section 12(1) does not follow on
from a youth franchise resolution, a person is entitled to vote in the
referendum if the person would be entitled to vote in a general election
of Assembly members if one were held on the date of the poll at the
referendum.
(3) For the purposes of this paragraph and paragraph 1A, a referendum
held by virtue of section 12(1) “follows on from a youth franchise
resolution” if—
(a) a resolution is passed by the Assembly under section 13(1) which
states that the voting age at the proposed referendum is to be 16,
(b) the First Minister complies with section 13(2) in relation to the
resolution, and
(c) as a result, a draft of the statutory instrument containing the
Order under section 12(1) which causes the referendum to be
held is laid in accordance with section 13(3)(a).
(4) An Order under section 12(1) may include provision for disregarding
alterations made in a register of electors or voters after a date specified
in the Order and sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) are to be read subject to any
such provision.
1A (1) Where an Order under section 12(1) causes a referendum to be held
which follows on from a youth franchise resolution, the Order must
make provision about the registration of young voters.
(2) That provision must include—
(a) provision for the preparation and maintenance of a register of
young voters;
(b) provision prohibiting the publication or other disclosure of that
register, or any entry in it, except as provided by such an Order.
(3) Provision made by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) may, in particular—
(a) apply or incorporate, with or without modifications, any
enactment relating to referendums or elections;
(b) make other modifications of any enactment relating to
referendums or elections.
(4) An Order under section 12(1) must make such supplementary,
incidental or consequential provision (if any) as appears to Her Majesty
to be appropriate for the purposes of, in consequence of, or for giving full
effect to—
(a) any provision made by virtue of sub-paragraph (1), or
(b) the entitlement of 16 and 17 year olds under paragraph 1(1) to
vote in the referendum.
(5) Provision made by virtue of sub-paragraph (4) may, in particular—
(a) make modifications of any enactment;
(b) make transitory, transitional or saving provision.
(6) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3)(a), “enactment” includes the
Scottish Independence Referendum (Franchise) Act 2013 (asp. 13).
(7) For the purposes of this paragraph, “young voter” means a person
who—
(a) will be aged 16 or 17 on the date of the poll at the referendum,
and
(b) is not registered in the register of local government electors at an
address within an Assembly constituency.”
Page 36, line 17, at end insert—
““Assembly constituency” has the same meaning as in GOWA 2006;”