Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025

22 Third parties capable of giving notification

(1) The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 is modified as follows.

(2) In section 88 (third parties recognised for the purposes of Part 6), after subsection (10), insert—

“(11) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations amend subsection (2), as it applies for the purposes of a period in relation to which any limit is imposed by paragraph 5 of schedule 10 (general elections to Scottish Parliament), by—

(a) adding a description of third party to the list in that subsection,

(b) removing a description of third party from that list, or

(c) varying the description of a third party in that list.

(12) Regulations under subsection (11) may only be made where the regulations give effect to a recommendation of the Commission.”.

(3) In section 156 (orders and regulations), in subsection (4D)—

(a) after “apply to” insert “any regulations under section 88(11) or”, and

(b) for “such order” substitute “such regulations or orders”.