House of Commons Amendments

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Session 2010 - 11
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Consideration of Bill: 1 November 2010
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The Deputy Prime Minister

110

Page  234,  line  3  [Schedule  7],  before ‘In’ insert—

‘In sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)
for “CRO” substitute “relevant returning or

counting officer”;

(b)
for “CRO’s” substitute “relevant returning or

counting officer’s”.’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

111

Page  234,  line  3  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), for

“constituency returning officer”’ and insert ‘sub-paragraph (2), for “CRO”’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

112

Page  234,  line  7  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘“constituency returning officer”’ and

insert ‘“CRO”’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

113

Page  234,  line  10  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘“constituency returning officer”’ and

insert ‘“CRO”’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

114

Page  234,  line  12  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘“constituency returning officer”’ and

insert ‘“CRO”’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

115

Page  234,  line  15  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘“constituency returning officer”’ and

insert ‘“CRO”’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

116

Page  235,  line  35  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘20A’ and insert ‘21’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

117

Page  235,  line  36  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘20B’ and insert ‘22’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

118

Page  236,  line  18  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘“constituency returning officer”’ and

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insert ‘“CRO”’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

119

Page  236,  line  29  [Schedule  7],  leave out from ‘sub-paragraph (4)’ to end of line 30

and insert ‘—

(a)
for “CRO’s” substitute “relevant returning or

counting officer’s”;

(b)
after “then” insert “lock the ballot box (if it has a

lock) and”’.’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

120

Page  236,  line  31  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘“constituency returning officer”’ and

insert ‘“CRO”’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

121

Page  236,  line  35  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘“constituency returning officer”’ and

insert ‘“CRO”’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

122

Page  236,  line  41  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘“constituency returning officer”’ and

insert ‘“CRO”’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

123

Page  236,  line  43  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘(7)’ and insert ‘(10)’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

124

Page  237,  line  2  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘“constituency returning officer”’ and

insert ‘“CRO”’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

125

Page  237,  line  3  [Schedule  7],  column 2, at end insert—

‘In sub-paragraph (4)(c), for “CRO’s” substitute

“relevant returning or counting officer’s”.’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

126

Page  237,  line  5  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘20A’ and insert ‘21’.

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The Deputy Prime Minister

127

Page  237,  line  5  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘“constituency returning officer”’ and

insert ‘“CRO”’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

128

Page  237,  line  6  [Schedule  7],  column 2, at end insert—

‘In sub-paragraph (4)(c), for “CRO’s” substitute

“relevant returning or counting officer’s”.’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

129

Page  237,  line  9  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘20B’ and insert ‘22’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

130

Page  237,  line  9  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘“constituency returning officer”’ and

insert ‘“CRO”’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

131

Page  237,  line  10  [Schedule  7],  column 2, at end insert—

‘In sub-paragraphs (3)(c) and (5), for “CRO’s” substitute

“relevant returning or counting officer’s”.’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

132

Page  237,  line  13  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘lock and’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

133

Page  237,  line  16  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘21’ and insert ‘23’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

134

Page  237,  line  16  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘“constituency returning officer”’ and

insert ‘“CRO”’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

135

Page  237,  line  19  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘22’ and insert ‘24’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

136

Page  237,  line  19  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘(3), for “constituency returning officer”’

and insert ‘(2), for “returning officer”, and for “CRO”,’.

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The Deputy Prime Minister

137

Page  237,  line  24  [Schedule  7],  column 2, at end insert—

‘In sub-paragraph (3)—

(a)
for “CRO” substitute “relevant returning or

counting officer”;

(b)
for “CRO’s” substitute “relevant returning or

counting officer’s”.’

The Deputy Prime Minister

138

Page  237,  line  25  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘23’ and insert ‘25’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

139

Page  237,  line  26  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘constituency returning officer’ and insert

‘CRO’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

140

Page  237,  line  30  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘24’ and insert ‘26’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

141

Page  237,  line  30  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘“constituency returning officer”’ and

insert ‘“CRO”’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

142

Page  237,  line  35  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘25’ and insert ‘27’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

143

Page  237,  line  35  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘“constituency returning officer”’ and

insert ‘“CRO”’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

144

Page  237,  line  38  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘26’ and insert ‘28’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

145

Page  237,  line  38  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘“constituency returning officer”’ and

insert ‘“CRO”’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

146

Page  237,  line  41  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘27’ and insert ‘29’.

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The Deputy Prime Minister

147

Page  238,  line  2  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘28’ and insert ‘30’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

148

Page  238  [Schedule  7],  column 2, leave out lines 2 to 48 and insert—

‘In sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)
for the words before sub-paragraph (a) substitute

“The relevant returning or counting officer shall

retain, together with the documents mentioned in

rule 69(1) of the Scottish Parliamentary Election

Rules and rule 49 of the referendum rules”;

(b)
in paragraph (a), for the words from “the

election to which” to the end substitute “the

election or referendum to which it relates and the

area to which it relates”;

(c)
in paragraph (b), at the end insert “in respect of

the election, and a completed statement in the

form set out in Form 10 in Part 3 of Schedule 7

to the Parliamentary Voting System and

Constituencies Act 2010 in respect of the

referendum”.’

The Deputy Prime Minister

149

Page  239,  line  3  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘53(1)(g)’ and insert ‘53(2)(g)’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

150

Page  239,  line  6  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘“constituency returning officer”’ and

insert ‘“CRO”’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

151

Page  239  [Schedule  7],  leave out lines 9 to 12.

The Deputy Prime Minister

152

Page  239,  line  13  [Schedule  7],  leave out ‘68 and 69’ and insert ‘68, 69, 70 and

71(1)’.

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The Deputy Prime Minister

153

Page  239  [Schedule  7],   leave out lines 29 to 38 and insert—

‘(i)
in relation to a document or

packet relating to the Scottish

parliamentary election, rules 68,

69, 70 and 71(1) of the Scottish

Parliamentary Election Rules;

(ii)
in relation to a document or

packet relating to the

referendum, rules 50 and 51 of

the referendum rules.”’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

154

Page  239,  line  39  [Schedule  7],  leave out from ‘sub-paragraph (4)’ to end of line 42

and insert ‘for “CRO”’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

155

Page  240,  [Schedule  7],  leave out line 9.

The Deputy Prime Minister

156

Page  245,  line  5  [Schedule  7],  leave out from beginning to end of line 10 on page

247 and insert—

‘Scottish Parliamentary Election on 5 May 2011

Postal Voting Statement

Voter’s name*: [Voter’s name]
Ballot Paper Nos: [Ballot Paper Nos]

Constituency/Region: [Constituency/Region]

[Other identifying mark]

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Please read the accompanying ‘Instructions to the Voter’

For your votes to be counted you must provide your date of birth [and signature]**. Please

write clearly in black ink.

I am the person the ballot papers numbered above were sent to. (The ballot paper number

can be found above and on the back of your ballot papers and you should check they match.

If they do not please contact the Returning Officer.)

Enter your Date of Birth
                         Day           Month                 Year

in the boxes on the right

e.g. 8 September 1961

would be 08 09 1961

[Please sign your name

inside the grey box on the

right]**

Electoral fraud is a crime. You must not vote using a ballot paper that is not addressed

to you or interfere with another voter’s ballot paper.



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