Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025
Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (2025 asp 4)
- Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (2025 asp 4)
- Part 1 Candidacy rights etc. of foreign nationals
- 1 Scottish Parliament elections
- 2 Local government elections
- Part 2 Disqualification
- Disqualifications: MPs, members of the House of Lords and councillors
- 3 Scottish Parliament: disqualification of MPs
- 4 Scottish Parliament: disqualification of members of the House of Lords
- 5 Scottish Parliament: disqualification of councillors
- Disqualifications relating to sexual offences and notification requirements
- 6 Scottish Parliament: disqualification relating to sexual offences etc.
- 7 Local authorities: disqualifications relating to sexual offences etc.
- Scottish disqualification orders
- 8 Scottish disqualification orders
- 9 Returning officers
- 10 Registration officers
- 11 Counting officers
- 12 Effect of order: Scottish Parliament
- 13 Effect of order: local government
- 14 Power to amend the schedule
- Disqualification orders under Elections Act 2022
- 15 Scottish Parliament: disqualification from membership
- 16 Local authorities: disqualifications for nomination, election and holding office
- 17 Disqualification orders: aggravation
- Temporary relief from disqualification
- 18 Persons holding office: temporary relief from effect of disqualification
- 19 Transitional provision: disqualifications relating to sexual offences etc.
- Section 15 of the Scotland Act 1998
- 20 Ending ambulatory effect of section 15 of the Scotland Act 1998
- Part 3 Campaign finance
- Expenditure in respect of Scottish Parliament elections
- 21 Notional and third party expenditure: Scottish Parliament elections
- 22 Third parties capable of giving notification
- 23 Restriction on which third parties may incur controlled expenditure
- 24 Transitional provision: offences relating to third party expenditure
- 25 Code of practice on controls relating to third parties
- Expenditure in respect of local government elections
- 26 Notional expenditure: local government elections
- Part 4 Rescheduling of elections etc.
- Scottish Parliament elections
- 27 Power of Presiding Officer to postpone ordinary election
- 28 Power of Presiding Officer to schedule extraordinary general elections
- 29 Election of new Presiding Officer: extension of period
- 30 Choice of new First Minister after changed election date
- 31 Rescheduling of by-elections
- Local government elections
- 32 Power of convener of Electoral Management Board to postpone ordinary local election
- 33 Power of returning officers to postpone election for their area
- 34 Power of returning officer to postpone or cancel by-election
- Part 5 Form of ballot papers
- 35 Review of order of candidates on ballot papers used at elections
- Part 6 Home addresses of candidates and agents
- 36 Nomination of candidate in local government elections: home address form
- 37 Election agent and sub-agent in Scottish Parliament elections: public notice of home address
- 38 Election agent and sub-agent in local government elections: public notice of home address
- Part 7 Election pilots and democratic engagement
- Pilots under Scottish Local Government (Elections) Act 2002
- 39 Pilot schemes under the Scottish Local Government (Elections) Act 2002
- Pilot for registration of electors
- 40 Registration of electors pilot provision: power to make temporary provision
- 41 Proposals for registration of electors pilot provision
- 42 Evaluation of registration of electors pilot provision by Electoral Commission
- 43 Power to permanently modify provision about registration of electors
- Funding and Accessibility
- 44 Funding to increase democratic engagement
- 45 Scottish Ministers’ power to make provision about elections under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004
- 46 Access to Elected Office Fund
- Part 8 Information to be included with certain electronic material at Scottish elections
- Introduction
- 47 Application of this Part
- Interpretation
- 48 Key definitions
- 49 Further definitions relating to candidates, parties and elections
- Electronic material to which the requirements apply
- 50 Electronic material: conditions for application of section 52
- 51 Purpose of the electronic material
- Requirements when publishing electronic material
- 52 Requirement to include information
- 53 Exceptions to requirement in section 52
- Offences
- 54 Offence of breaching section 52
- 55 Individual culpability where organisation commits an offence
- Enforcement and investigation
- 56 Enforcement by the Electoral Commission
- 57 Supply of information
- Guidance and Electoral Commission Report
- 58 Guidance
- 59 Electoral Commission’s annual report
- Final provisions
- 60 Scottish Ministers regulation making powers
- 61 Consequential revocations
- Part 9 Boundaries
- 62 Boundaries Scotland: changing date of next review of local government wards and number of councillors
- 63 Boundaries Scotland: reports on Parliament boundaries before a general election
- Part 10 Electoral commission
- 64 Education about electoral and democratic systems
- 65 Electoral Commission’s annual report: spoilt ballot papers
- 66 Five-year plan: devolved Scottish elections and referendums
- 67 Reports on promotion of public awareness about elections
- 68 Electoral Commission strategy: spoilt ballot papers
- Part 11 Electoral management board for Scotland
- 69 Constitution of the Electoral Management Board for Scotland
- 70 Application of public bodies legislation to the Electoral Management Board for Scotland
- 71 Transitional provision: membership of the Electoral Management Board for Scotland
- Part 12 General provision
- 72 Ancillary provision
- 73 Commencement
- 74 Short title
- Schedule Offences for the purposes of Part 2
- Part 1 Solemn procedure
- Part 2 Summary procedure
- Chapter 1 Common law offences
- Chapter 2 Statutory offences
- Explosive Substances Act 1883
- Criminal Law Act 1977
- Taking of Hostages Act 1982
- Rent (Scotland) Act 1984
- Public Order Act 1986
- Criminal Justice Act 1988
- Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
- Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995
- Communications Act 2003
- Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009
- Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010
- Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021
- Part 3 Other
- Inchoate offences
- Superseded offences
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