Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) Act 2021

1. Introductory Text

2. Application of Act

   1. 1. Application of this Act to 2021 election

3. Disapplication of existing law

   1. 2. Disapplication of section 2 of the Scotland Act 1998

4. Postal voting arrangements for 2021 election

   1. 3. Closing date for application to vote by post or amend existing absent vote arrangements

   2. 4. Postal voting applications: report at closing date

   3. 5. Power to provide for all-postal vote

5. Other arrangements for 2021 election

   1. 6. Dissolution of current Parliament

   2. 7. Dissolution of current Parliament: consequential modifications

   3. 8. Power to provide for polling on additional days

6. Arrangements for new Parliament

   1. 9. First meeting of new Parliament and choice of new First Minister

   2. 10. Election of new Presiding Officer

7. Reserve power of Presiding Officer to postpone 2021 election

   1. 11. Power of Presiding Officer to postpone election

8. Supplementary

   1. 12. Effect of Act on existing power to make provision about elections

9. Final provisions

   1. 13. Interpretation

   2. 14. Ancillary provision

   3. 15. Commencement

   4. 16. Short title