Explanatory Notes

Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020

2020 asp 2

29 January 2020

Commentary

Legal proceedings

Section 39 – Restriction on legal challenge to referendum result

357.Section 39 provides that any legal challenge to the certification of the votes cast at the referendum must be brought by way of judicial review and must be lodged with the court within 8 weeks of the last certification of the result.