Amendment of the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2015

4.—(1) Article 4 (absent voting appeals) is amended as follows.

(2) The heading of the article becomes “Registration and absent voting appeals”.

(3) In paragraph (3) after “this article” insert “or section 56 of the 1983 Act (registration appeals)”.

(4) In paragraph (5)—

(a)after “under this article” where first appearing, insert “or section 56 of the 1983 Act”,

(b)after “under this article” where second appearing, insert “or under section 13(5), 13A(2), 13AB(3) or 13B(3) or (3B) of the 1983 Act(1)”.

(1)

Sections 13, 13A and 13B were substituted by paragraph 6 of schedule 1 of the 2000 Act. Section 13(5) was amended by paragraph 2 of schedule 6 of the 2009 Act. Section 13B(3B) was inserted by section 11(4) of the 2006 Act.