Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) Act 2021

1. Introduction

2. Overview of the Act

3. Commentary on Sections

   2. Application of Act

   1. Section 1: Application of this Act to 2021 election

   3. Disapplication of existing law

      1. Section 2: Disapplication of section 2 of Scotland Act 1998

   4. Postal voting arrangements

      1. Section 3: Closing date for application to vote by post or amend existing absent vote arrangements

      2. Section 4: Report on uptake of postal voting at closing date

      3. Section 5: Power to provide for all-postal vote

   5. Other arrangements for 2021 election

      1. Section 6: Dissolution of current Parliament

      2. Section 7: Dissolution of current Parliament: consequential modifications

      3. Section 8: Power to provide for polling on additional days

   6. Arrangements for new Parliament

      1. Section 9: First meeting of new Parliament and choice of new First Minister

      2. Section 10: Election of new Presiding Officer

   7. Reserve power of Presiding Officer to postpone 2021 election

      1. Section 11: Power of Presiding Officer to postpone election

   8. Supplementary

      1. Section 12: Effect of Act on existing power to make provision about elections

   9. Final provisions

      1. Section 13: Interpretation

      2. Section 14: Ancillary provision

      3. Section 15: Commencement

      4. Section 16: Short title

4. Parliamentary History