Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (asp 4)

Part 2 Disqualification

Disqualifications relating to sexual offences and notification requirements

6 Scottish Parliament: disqualification relating to sexual offences etc.

(1) The Scotland Act 1998 is modified as follows.

(2) In section 15 (disqualification from membership of the Parliament)—

(a) after subsection (1)(b), insert—

“(ba) the person is subject to—

(i) any relevant notification requirements, or

(ii) a relevant sexual harm or risk order,”, and

(b) after subsection (3), insert—

“(4) In this section and in section 16—

• “relevant notification requirements” has the same meaning as in section 31(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, and

• “relevant sexual harm or risk order” has the same meaning as in section 31(5) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.”.