Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020

27 Electoral Management Board for Scotland: miscellaneous amendments

(1) The Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Act 2011 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 2(4), for “different local authority areas (including different kinds of areas) throughout Scotland” substitute “—

(a) different local authority areas (including different kinds of areas) throughout Scotland, and

(b) the different constituencies and regions provided for Scottish parliamentary elections by schedule 1 of the Scotland Act 1998 (including different kinds of constituencies and regions).”.

(3) The title of section 5 becomes “Directions to returning officers: local government elections”.

(4) The title of section 6 becomes “Directions to electoral registration officers: local government elections”.

(5) In section 7 (consultation before giving direction), for “5” substitute “4A, 5, 5A”.

(6) In section 9 (interpretation of Part 1)—

(a) after the definition of “the 1983 Act” insert—

• ““constituency returning officer” means an officer appointed by order in accordance with section 12(1) of the Scotland Act 1998,”,

(b) after the definition of “local government election” insert—

• ““regional returning officer” means an officer appointed by order under section 12(6) of the Scotland Act 1998,”,

(c) for the definition of “returning officer” substitute—

• ““returning officer” means an officer who is—

  (a)

  appointed under section 41(1) of the 1983 Act,

  (b)

  a constituency returning officer, or

  (c)

  a regional returning officer,”,

(d) after that definition insert—

• “““Scottish parliamentary election” means an election for membership of the Scottish Parliament.”.