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Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020
2020 asp 12
The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 3rd June 2020 and received Royal Assent on 8th July 2020
An Act of the Scottish Parliament to reform certain aspects of the law relating to Scottish parliamentary and local government elections, including length of terms; to make provision about the role of the Electoral Commission in relation to those elections; to confer functions on the Electoral Management Board for Scotland in relation to Scottish parliamentary elections; to rename and make provision about the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland; and for connected purposes.
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