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The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2020

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation, commencement and transitional provision

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

  4. 3.After article 3 (supply of electoral registers) insert— Register of...

  5. 4.(1) Article 4 (absent voting appeals) is amended as follows....

  6. 5.(1) Article 21 (effect of registers) is amended as follows....

  7. 6.In article 22 (effect of misdescription) after “or place named”...

  8. 7.After article 23(2) (discharge of registration duties) insert—

  9. 8.(1) Article 42 (limitation of election expenses: constituency and individual...

  10. 9.(1) Article 43 (limitation of pre-candidacy election expenses: constituency and...

  11. 10.(1) Article 56 (publication of time and place of inspection...

  12. 11.(1) Article 72 (details to appear on election publications) is...

  13. 12.In article 82(3)(b) (application of certain provisions for Scottish parliamentary...

  14. 13.After article 83 (vacancies: constituency seats) insert— Vacancies: regional member...

  15. 14.In paragraph 1(2)(a)(ii) of schedule 1 (supply of free copy...

  16. 15.(1) Schedule 2 (Scottish parliamentary election rules) is amended as...

  17. 16.(1) Schedule 3 (absent voting) is amended as follows.

  18. 17.(1) Schedule 4 (issue and receipt of postal ballot papers)...

  19. 18.(1) Schedule 6 (legal proceedings) is amended as follows.

  20. 19.(1) The Appendix (Appendix of Forms) is amended as follows....

  21. 20.Revocations and saving provisions

  22. 21.Amendment of schedule 8 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

  23. 22.Amendment of schedule 8A of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

  24. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE

      Revocations

      1. 1.In this schedule— “the 2010 Order” means the Scottish Parliament...

      2. 2.Subject to paragraph 3, the 2010 Order is revoked.

      3. 3.The following provisions of the 2010 Order are not revoked—...

      4. 4.In schedule 9 of the 2015 Order, paragraphs 1 to...

  25. Explanatory Note

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