Citation, commencement and extent
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1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Representation of the People (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020.
(2) This regulation and regulations 2, 4(a) and 6 come into force on 27 June 2020.
(3) Regulations 3, 4(b), 5 and 7, insofar as it applies to qualifying foreign nationals, come into force on the same day as section 1 of the Scottish Elections (Franchise and Representation) Act 2020(1).
(4) Regulation 7, insofar that it is not brought into force by regulation 1(3), comes into force on 1 September 2020.
(5) These Regulations extend to the registration of local government electors in Scotland.
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2020 asp 6 (“the 2020 Act”).