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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
DEVOLUTION, SCOTLAND
Made
14th March 2007
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
THE FRANCHISE AND ITS EXERCISE
9. Absent vote at Scottish parliamentary elections for an indefinite or a particular period
10. Absent vote at a particular Scottish parliamentary election and special lists
16. Officers of councils to be placed at disposal of returning officers
28. Offences relating to applications for postal and proxy votes
38. Payment of expenses through election agent: constituency and individual candidates
39. Expenses which may be paid otherwise than by election agent
41. Prohibition of expenses not authorised by election agent: candidates for return as constituency members and individual candidates for return as regional members
46. Return as to election expenses: candidates for return as constituency members and individual candidates for return as regional members
47. Declarations as to election expenses: candidates for return as constituency members and individual candidates for return as regional members
48. Declarations as to election expenses: candidates on a registered party’s regional list
51. Penalty for sitting or voting where no return and declaration is transmitted
52. Authorised excuses for failure as to return and declarations
53. Court’s power to require information from election agent or sub agent
54. Duty of appropriate returning officer to forward returns and declarations to Electoral Commission
55. Publication of time and place of inspection of returns and declarations
58. Election Expenses – list of matters and general exclusions
59. Property, goods, services etc provided free of charge or at a discount
65. Schools and rooms for Scottish parliamentary election meetings: candidates for return as constituency members
66. Schools and rooms for Scottish parliamentary election meetings: candidates for return as regional members
67. Disturbances at Scottish parliamentary election meetings
MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL
This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 12(1) and 113 of the Scotland Act 1998(1).
The Secretary of State has consulted the Electoral Commission as required by section 7 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000(2).
A draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 115 of, and Schedule 7 to, the 1998 Act and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Accordingly the Secretary of State for Scotland makes the following Order:
1998 c. 46. Section 12 was amended by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41) (“the 2000 Political Parties Act”), Schedule 21, paragraph 13 and by the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 (c. 24), Schedule 3, paragraph 7. Back [1]
The Scottish Parliament (Elections Etc.) Order 2007