Referendums (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 2)

SCHEDULE 5 Campaign rules: civil sanctions

PART 2 Discretionary requirements

Discretionary requirements: criminal conviction

9 (1) A person on whom a discretionary requirement is imposed may not at any time be convicted of a campaign offence in respect of the act or omission giving rise to the requirement.

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply where—

(a) a non-monetary discretionary requirement is imposed on the person,

(b) no variable monetary penalty is imposed on the person, and

(c) the person fails to comply with the non-monetary discretionary requirement.