Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) Act 2021
Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) Act 2021 (2021 asp 5)
- Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) Act 2021 (2021 asp 5)
- Application of Act
- 1 Application of this Act to 2021 election
- Disapplication of existing law
- 2 Disapplication of section 2 of the Scotland Act 1998
- Postal voting arrangements for 2021 election
- 3 Closing date for application to vote by post or amend existing absent vote arrangements
- 4 Postal voting applications: report at closing date
- 5 Power to provide for all-postal vote
- Other arrangements for 2021 election
- 6 Dissolution of current Parliament
- 7 Dissolution of current Parliament: consequential modifications
- 8 Power to provide for polling on additional days
- Arrangements for new Parliament
- 9 First meeting of new Parliament and choice of new First Minister
- 10 Election of new Presiding Officer
- Reserve power of Presiding Officer to postpone 2021 election
- 11 Power of Presiding Officer to postpone election
- Supplementary
- 12 Effect of Act on existing power to make provision about elections
- Final provisions
- 13 Interpretation
- 14 Ancillary provision
- 15 Commencement
- 16 Short title