Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013

The Act

3. The Act covers a range of issues, with much of the detail set out in schedules, as follows:

• Provision for a referendum (section 1 and schedule 1)

• Provision about voting etc. (sections 2-4 and schedule 2)

• Rules concerning the conduct of the poll (sections 5-10 and schedule 3)

• Campaign rules and enforcement (section 11-16 and schedules 4-6)

• Referendum agents and observers (sections 17-22)

• Provision about information, guidance, advice and encouragement (sections 23-26)

• Other functions and funding of the Electoral Commission (sections 27-30)

• Offences (sections 31-32 and schedule 7)

• Power to make supplementary, incidental or consequential provision (section 33)

• Legal proceedings (section 34)

• Final provisions and interpretation (sections 35-37 and schedule 8)