(1)Section 14 of the Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015 (exceptions from prohibition on disclosure of information about persons aged under 16) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1)—
(a)omit the “or” following paragraph (a),
(b)after paragraph (b) insert “, or
(c)the conduct of a referendum in accordance with the Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020.”.
(3)In subsection (3), after “election” insert “ or referendum ”.
(4)In subsection (4), after paragraph (h) insert—
“(i)the Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020.”.
(5)In subsection (5)—
(a)omit the “or” following paragraph (a),
(b)after paragraph (b) insert “, or
(c)the conduct of a referendum in accordance with the Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020.”.
(1)A registration officer is entitled to recover from the Scottish Ministers any expenses incurred by the registration officer that are attributable specifically to the exercise of the registration officer's functions under this Act.
(2)The amount of expenses recoverable under this section is not to exceed such maximum amount as is specified in, or determined under, regulations made by the Scottish Ministers.
(3)However the Scottish Ministers may pay an amount of expenses that exceeds that maximum amount if they consider—
(a)that it was reasonable for the registration officer to incur the expenses, and
(b)that the amount of the expenses is reasonable.
(4)Regulations under subsection (2) may include provision for the submission by registration officers to the Scottish Ministers of accounts of expenses before payments are made by the Scottish Ministers, including provision about—
(a)the time by which accounts are to be submitted,
(b)the form and manner in which they are to be submitted.
(5)Regulations under subsection (2)—
(a)may make different provision for different functions, cases or areas,
(b)may include incidental and supplementary provision.