(1)The date of a referendum must not be the same as the date on which any other election or poll is scheduled to be held throughout Scotland.
(2)If the date of a referendum is the same as the date of a UK [F1parliamentary general] election, the Presiding Officer may appoint a later date on which the poll at that referendum is to be held.
(3)The date appointed under subsection (2) may not be more than 6 weeks later.
(4)The Presiding Officer may appoint a date under subsection (2) only if the Scottish Parliament is dissolved or in recess.
(5)Before appointing a date under subsection (2), the Presiding Officer must consult the Electoral Commission.
(6)The Presiding Officer must publish a statement of the date appointed under subsection (2).
(7)In this section—
“date of a referendum” means the date on which the poll at a referendum is to be held in pursuance of provision made by or under an Act of the Scottish Parliament,
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Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 3(2) inserted (24.3.2022) by Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022 (c. 11), s. 6(3), Sch. para. 33(a)
F2Words in s. 3(7) omitted (24.3.2022) by virtue of Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022 (c. 11), s. 6(3), Sch. para. 33(b)
