Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015

1. Introductory Text

2. Reduction of voting age

   1. 1. Scottish elections: reduction of voting age to 16

3. Registration of electors

   1. 2. Annual canvass

   2. 3. Invitations to register

   3. 4. Invitations to register: further provision for persons aged under 16

   4. 5. Applications for registration

   5. 6. Review of entitlement to registration

   6. 7. Anonymous registration

   7. 8. Declarations of local connection

   8. 9. Service declarations

   9. 10. Contents of service declarations

   10. 11. Service declarations: further provision

   11. 12. Register of electors

4. Protection of information

   1. 13. Protection of information about persons aged under 16

   2. 14. Exceptions from prohibition on disclosure

   3. 15. Further provision for exceptions

5. Proxies

   1. 16. Voting age for proxies at local government elections

6. Awareness and assistance

   1. 17. Local authority duty to promote awareness and provide assistance

7. Transitional provision

   1. 18. Alterations in the register: persons aged under 18 prior to 1 December 2015

8. General

   1. 19. Interpretation

   2. 20. Ancillary provision

   3. 21. Commencement

   4. 22. Short title