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The Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedules 4 and 5) Order 2015

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Modification of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998

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3.—(1) In Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998, Section B3 (specific reservations: elections)(1) is amended as follows.

(2) Under the heading “Exceptions”—

(a)above the exception beginning “The reduction of the minimum voting age” insert “Exception 1”;

(b)above the exception beginning “The registration of electors” insert “Exception 2”;

(c)after that exception insert—

Exception 3

The day of the poll at the first ordinary general election for membership of the Parliament after 2016.

That day must not be the same as the day of the poll at—

(a)a parliamentary general election, other than an early parliamentary general election,

(b)a European parliamentary general election, or

(c)an ordinary local election.

If under section 3(3) the ordinary general election that would have been the first after 2016 is not held, this exception does not apply to any later election..

(3) At the end of the interpretation provision insert—

“Ordinary local election” has the meaning given by section 43(1C) of the Representation of the People Act 1983(2)..

(1)

Exceptions provision was inserted into Section B3 by S.I. 2015/692, article 4(2).

(2)

1983 c.2; section 43(1C) was inserted by section 2(1) of the Scottish Local Government (Elections) Act 2002 (asp 1).

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