Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament (Amendment) Act 2016

General S

16 Commencement S

(1) This Act comes into force as follows.

(2) Sections 3 to 7 (but not 6(3)) and 13 and 14 come into force on 5 May 2016 (but see section 17).

(3) Sections 2, 6(3) and 9 to 12 come into force on 5 May 2016 (and see section 18).

(4) Sections 8, 15, 17 to 19 and this section come into force on the day after Royal Assent.

(5) Section 1 comes into force—

(a) so far as it relates to sections 3 to 7 (but not 6(3)), 13 and 14, on the same date as those provisions,

(b) so far as it relates to sections 2, 6(3) and 9 to 12, on 5 May 2016,

(c) so far as it relates to section 8, on the day after Royal Assent.

17 Commencement: alternative and supplementary provisions S

(1) If, on 4 May 2016, the provisions mentioned in subsection (2) are not all in force so far as relating to members of the Parliament, then sections 3 to 7 (but not 6(3)) and 13 and 14 do not come into force on 5 May 2016 but instead on such date as the Parliament may designate by resolution.

(2) Those provisions are the following—

(a) section 59 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 and paragraphs 10(8) and (9) and 15A of Schedule 7 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 as inserted into that Schedule by that section, and

(b) paragraph 99 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral Administration Act 2006 and paragraph 16 of Schedule 7A to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 as inserted into Schedule 7A by paragraph 99.

(3) A resolution under subsection (1) may contain such transitional, transitory and savings provision as the Parliament considers necessary or expedient.

(4) Paragraph 10(2) to (5) of the schedule to the Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 (Parliamentary resolution modifying that schedule to be treated for certain purposes as if it were a Scottish statutory instrument) applies also to a resolution under subsection (1).

18 Commencement: further supplementary provision S

Section 17A of the Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 (as inserted into that Act by section 12) does not apply to any failure to comply or contravention occurring before 5 May 2016.

19 Short title S

The short title of this Act is the Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament (Amendment) Act 2016.