- Latest available (Revised)
- Point in Time (09/07/2020)
- Original (As enacted)
No versions valid at: 09/07/2020
Point in time view as at 09/07/2020.
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020.
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.
Valid from 14/05/2021
(introduced by section 28(3))
1(1)The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 is amended as follows.S
(2)In the following provisions, for “the Boundary Commission” substitute “ Boundaries Scotland ”
(a)section 12(2),
(b)section 13,
(c)section 14(1), (2), (3) and (4),
(d)section 15(1), (2), (3), (4) and (6),
(e)section 16(3),
(f)in section 18—
(i)in subsection (1),
(ii)in subsection (2), in both places,
(iii)in subsection (2A)(a),
(iv)in subsection (3),
(v)in subsection (4),
(g)section 19(1) and (2),
(h)section 21(1) and (2),
(i)section 27,
(j)section 28(2),
(k)paragraphs 1(1), 2(1), 4(1), 5, 6, 7, 8(1), 9 and 10(1) of schedule 4, and
(l)paragraph 1(1) of schedule 6.
(3)In the following provisions, for “the Commission” substitute “ Boundaries Scotland ”
(a)section 13,
(b)in section 14—
(i)in subsection (1), in both places,
(ii)in subsection (2),
(iii)in subsection (3), in both places,
(iv)in subsection (4), in both places,
(c)section 15(2),
(d)in section 16(3),
(e)in section 18(3)(b), in both places,
(f)in section 21(1), in all three places,
(g)in paragraph 1 of schedule 4—
(i)in sub-paragraph (2),
(ii)in sub-paragraph (3), in both places,
(iii)in sub-paragraph (4), in all three places,
(h)in paragraph 2 of schedule 4—
(i)in sub-paragraph (2), in both places,
(ii)in sub-paragraph (3), in both places,
(i)paragraph 4(1) of schedule 4,
(j)paragraph 6 of schedule 4,
(k)in paragraph 8 of schedule 4—
(i)in sub-paragraph (1),
(ii)in sub-paragraph (2), in both places,
(iii)in sub-paragraph (4),
(iv)in sub-paragraph (5),
(l)paragraph 9(e) and (f) of schedule 4,
(m)in paragraph 10 of schedule 4—
(i)in sub-paragraph (1), in both places,
(ii)in sub-paragraph (2).
(4)In the following provisions, for “them” substitute “ it ”
(a)section 13,
(b)section 15(6),
(c)section 18(2)(a)(i), (ab) and (d),
(d)section 19(1).
(5)In the following provisions, for “they” substitute “ it ”
(a)section 14(3),
(b)section 18(4),
(c)paragraph 7 of schedule 4.
(6)In the following provisions, for “they have” substitute “ it has ”
(a)section 15(3),
(b)section 18(3)(b).
(7)In section 15(4) and in paragraph 7 of schedule 4, for “their” substitute “ its ”.
(8)In section 18(1) and (3), for “they shall” substitute “ it must ”.
(9)In section 18(1), (2)(a)(iii), (2)(b) and (3)(a), for “they think” substitute “ it thinks ”.
(10)In paragraph 4(1) of schedule 4, for “the Commission's” substitute “ its ”.
(11)The title of section 12 becomes “ Boundaries Scotland ”.
(12)The title of section 21 becomes “ Delegation of Boundaries Scotland's functions ”.
(13)The title of section 27 becomes “ Consultation with Boundaries Scotland on schemes for community councils ”.
(14)The italic heading immediately preceding section 12 becomes “ Proposals by Boundaries Scotland ”.
(15)The title of schedule 4 becomes “ Constitution and proceedings of Boundaries Scotland ”.
2SIn Part 2 of schedule 1 of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975—
(a)after the entry for the Board of the Pension Protection Fund insert— “ Boundaries Scotland ”,
(b)the entry for the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland is repealed.
3(1)Schedule 1 of the Scotland Act 1998 is amended as follows.S
(2)In the following provisions, for “the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland” substitute “ Boundaries Scotland ”
(a)paragraph 3(1), (3), (4), (6), (8) and (9),
(b)paragraph 4(1), (2) and (3),
(c)paragraph 6(1),
(d)paragraph 7(1), (2), (3) and (4),
(e)paragraph 8(1) and (2),
(f)paragraph 9(1), (2) and (3),
(g)paragraph 10(1), (2) and (3),
(h)in paragraph 12—
(i)in rule 2(2) and (8),
(ii)in rule 3,
(iii)in rule 4,
(i)paragraph 14(2).
(3)In the following provisions, for “they think” substitute “ it thinks ”
(a)paragraph 4(2),
(b)paragraph 9(1),
(c)paragraph 10(1),
(d)in paragraph 12—
(i)rule 2(2),
(ii)rule 3.
(4)In the following provisions, for “they” substitute “ it ”
(a)paragraph 7(1)(a) and (b), (2) and (4),
(b)paragraph 9(2),
(c)paragraph 10(2),
(d)paragraph 12, rule 4, in both places.
(5)In paragraph 3(3)—
(a)in sub-sub-paragraph (a), for “they propose” substitute “ it proposes ”,
(b)in sub-sub-paragraph (b), for “their opinion” substitute “ its opinion ”.
(6)In paragraph 3(6) and (8)(a) and (b), for “they recommend” substitute “ it recommends ”.
(7)In paragraph 7(2)—
(a)in the opening words, for “have” substitute “ has ”,
(b)in sub-sub-paragraph (b), for “the Commission” substitute “ Boundaries Scotland ”.
(8)The italic heading immediately preceding paragraph 3 becomes “ Reports of Boundaries Scotland ”.
4SIn Part 2 of schedule 2 of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002, under the heading “Scottish public authorities”—
(a)after paragraph 20A insert—
“20AABoundaries Scotland”,
(b)paragraph 28 is repealed.
5SIn Part 7 of schedule 1 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002—
(a)after paragraph 61A insert—
“61AABoundaries Scotland”,
(b)paragraph 71 is repealed.
6SIn schedule 2 of the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (the specified authorities), under the heading “Advisory bodies”—
(a)before the entry for the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland insert— “ Boundaries Scotland ”,
(b)the entry for the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland is repealed.
7(1)The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 is amended as follows.S
(2)In schedule 5 (improvement of public functions: listed bodies), under the heading “Scottish public authorities with mixed functions or no reserved functions”—
(a)after the entry for Bòrd na Gàidhlig insert— “ Boundaries Scotland ”,
(b)the entry for the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland is repealed.
(3)In schedule 8 (information on exercise of public functions: listed public bodies)—
(a)after the entry for Bòrd na Gàidhlig insert— “ Boundaries Scotland ”,
(b)the entry for the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland is repealed.
8SIn the schedule of the Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011, under the heading “Others”—
(a)after the entry for Bòrd na Gàidhlig insert— “ Boundaries Scotland ”,
(b)the entry for the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland is repealed.
9SIn Part 3 of the schedule of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014—
(a)after paragraph 23 insert—
“23ABoundaries Scotland”,
(b)paragraph 36 is repealed.
10SIn schedule 1 of the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 (public authorities)—
(a)after the entry for Bòrd na Gàidhlig insert— “ Boundaries Scotland ”,
(b)the entry for the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland is repealed.
11SIn section 20 of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 (reviews of wards in certain local government areas)—
(a)in subsection (1), for “the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland (“Boundary Commission”)” substitute “ Boundaries Scotland ”,
(b)in subsection (3), for “the Boundary Commission” substitute “ Boundaries Scotland ”.
12SIn regulation 100(1) of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (S.S.I. 2001/497), for “the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland” substitute “ Boundaries Scotland ”.
13SIn the schedule of the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Codes of Conduct for Members of certain Scottish Public Authorities) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/26)—
(a)after the entry for Architecture and Design Scotland insert— “ Boundaries Scotland ”,
(b)the entry for the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland is revoked.
14SIn Part 1 of the schedule of the Scottish Parliament (Disqualification) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/350)—
(a)after the entry relating to any member of Bòrd na Gàidhlig insert— “ Any member of Boundaries Scotland. ”,
(b)the entry relating to any member of the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland is revoked.
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Point in Time: This becomes available after navigating to view revised legislation as it stood at a certain point in time via Advanced Features > Show Timeline of Changes or via a point in time advanced search.
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including: