http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/10/section/7ALocal Electoral Administration (Scotland) Act 2011An Act of the Scottish Parliament to establish an Electoral Management Board for Scotland; to confer functions on the Electoral Commission in relation to local government elections; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-05-31Expert Participation2026-04-01 Part 17A1The Board must, at least 6 months before the start of a 5 year period, submit to the Parliamentary corporation a plan (referred to in this section as a “strategic plan”) setting out, for that 5 year period—athe Board’s strategic and policy priorities relating to those of its functions mentioned in section 1(3),bhow it proposes to achieve them,ctimetables for doing so, anddestimates of the costs of doing so.2The Parliamentary corporation—amust examine each strategic plan submitted to it,bmust decide whether it is satisfied with the plan, andcif it is not so satisfied, may recommend such modifications to the plan as it considers appropriate.3Before deciding whether it is so satisfied or making any such recommendations, the Parliamentary corporation may provide the strategic plan to invite, and (if any are given) consider, comments on it from—aa committee of the Scottish Parliament, andbsuch other persons as the Parliamentary corporation consider appropriate.4The Parliamentary corporation must, as soon as reasonably practicable after concluding its examination and making its recommendations (if any) under subsection (2), report to the Board on its findings and recommendations.5After the Parliamentary corporation has reported to the Board under subsection (4), the Board must—amake whatever modifications to the strategic plan the Board consider necessary in light of the Parliamentary corporation’s findings and recommendations,blay the plan before the Scottish Parliament, andcif the Board do not follow any of the Parliamentary corporation’s recommendations for modifications to the plan under this section, lay before the Scottish Parliament a document describing its reasons for so doing.6The Board may, at any time during the 5 year period to which a plan relates, review the strategic plan for that period and submit a revised plan to the Parliamentary corporation setting out the matters mentioned in subsection (1).7Subsections (2) to (5) apply to a revised plan submitted under subsection (6) as they apply to a strategic plan submitted under subsection (1).8In this section, “5 year period” means each period of 5 years beginning on the first day of the financial year following each ordinary local election (within the meaning of section 43(1C) of the Representation of the People Act 1983).Ss. 7A, 7B and cross-heading inserted (1.4.2026) by Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (asp 4), ss. 69(4), 73(2) (with s. 71); S.S.I. 2025/260, reg. 3, sch. Pt. 2