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Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015

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19Interpretation

In this Act—

  • “the 1983 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1983,

  • “the 2001 Regulations” means the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (SI 2001/497),

  • “local government election” has the meaning given in section 204(1) of the 1983 Act,

  • “register of local government electors” means the register of local government electors maintained under section 9(1)(b) of the 1983 Act,

  • “registration officer” means a registration officer appointed under section 8(3) of the 1983 Act.

20Ancillary provision

(1)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make such incidental, supplemental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision as they consider necessary or expedient for the purposes of, in consequence of, or for giving full effect to, any provision of this Act.

(2)The power in subsection (1) includes power to make provision in consequence of, or in connection with, any modification or proposed modification of any enactment relating to the registration of electors.

(3)Regulations under subsection (1) may—

(a)make different provision for different purposes,

(b)modify any enactment, including this Act.

(4)Regulations under subsection (1) are—

(a)subject to the affirmative procedure if they add to, replace or omit any part of the text of an Act,

(b)otherwise subject to the negative procedure.

21Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day after Royal Assent.

22Short title

The short title of this Act is the Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015.

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