PART 2Electoral Commission

Miscellaneous

I123Notification of Commission regulations: devolved Scottish elections

In schedule 1 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (the Electoral Commission) after paragraph 21 insert—

21A

1

If the Commission make any regulations which relate to any elections mentioned in sub-paragraph (4), they must give a copy to the Scottish Ministers without delay.

2

If the Commission alter or revoke any regulations mentioned in sub-paragraph (1), they must give notice to the Scottish Ministers without delay.

3

Notice of an alteration must include details of the alteration.

4

The elections are—

a

Scottish Parliamentary general elections,

b

elections held under section 9 of the Scotland Act 1998 (constituency vacancies),

c

local government elections in Scotland.