Scotland Act 1998

B3. Elections U.K.

Section B3.

• Elections for membership of the House of Commons, the European Parliament and the Parliament, including the subject-matter of—

  (a)

  [F1 the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002.]

  (b)

  the Representation of the People Act 1983 and the Representation of the People Act 1985, and

  (c)

  the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986,

  so far as those enactments apply, or may be applied, in respect of such membership.

• The franchise at local government elections.

• [F2 Exceptions

• [F3 Exception 1]

• The reduction of the minimum voting age to 16 at elections to the Parliament and local government elections.

• [F4 Exception 2]

• The registration of electors, in order to give effect to provision reducing the minimum voting age at those elections to 16, including—

  (a)

  disregarding alterations in a register of electors,

  (b)

  the content of a register and the effect of registration, and

  (c)

  supplying or otherwise dealing with a register,

  but not including the use of the digital service for applications for registration or for verifying information contained in applications for registration.]

• [F5 Exception 3

• The day of the poll at the first ordinary general election for membership of the Parliament after 2016.

• That day must not be the same as the day of the poll at—

  (a)

  a parliamentary general election, other than an early parliamentary general election,

  (b)

  a European parliamentary general election, or

  (c)

  an ordinary local election.

• If under section 3(3) the ordinary general election that would have been the first after 2016 is not held, this exception does not apply to any later election.]

• [F6 Interpretation

• Paragraph 5(1) of Part 3 of this Schedule does not apply to the subject-matter of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002; and the reference to the subject-matter of that Act is to be construed as a reference to it as at the date that Act received Royal Assent.]

• [F7 “Digital service” has the meaning given by regulation 3(1) of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001, as that regulation had effect on the date on which the Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedules 4 and 5 and Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc. ) Order 2015 ( S.I. 2015/692 ) came into force. ]

• [F8 “Ordinary local election” has the meaning given by section 43(1C) of the Representation of the People Act 1983.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 5 Pt. II Section B3: para. (a) substituted (24.10.2002) by European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 (c. 24) , s. 15 {Sch. 3 para. 7(3)}

F2 Words in Sch. 5 Pt. II Section B3 inserted (20.3.2015) by The Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedules 4 and 5 and Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/692) , arts. 2 , 4(2)

F3 Words in Sch. 5 Pt. II Section B3 inserted (9.10.2015) by The Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedules 4 and 5) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1764) , arts. 1(2) , 3(2)(a)

F4 Words in Sch. 5 Pt. II Section B3 inserted (9.10.2015) by The Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedules 4 and 5) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1764) , arts. 1(2) , 3(2)(b)

F5 Words in Sch. 5 Pt. II Section B3 inserted (9.10.2015) by The Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedules 4 and 5) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1764) , arts. 1(2) , 3(2)(c)

F6 Sch. 5 Pt. II Section B3: words added (17.12.2004) by The Scotland Act 1998 (Modifications of Schedule 5) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/3329) , arts. 1(1) , 2

F7 Words in Sch. 5 Pt. II Section B3 inserted (20.3.2015) by The Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedules 4 and 5 and Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/692) , arts. 2 , 4(3)

F8 Words in Sch. 5 Pt. II Section B3 inserted (9.10.2015) by The Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedules 4 and 5) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1764) , arts. 1(2) , 3(3)