Note on Interpretation
5.The Act’s freestanding text (that is, any provision which is not a textual amendment of another piece of legislation) is to be interpreted in accordance with the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.(2)
6.Text that the Act inserts into other enactments is to be interpreted in accordance with the interpretation legislation that applies to that enactment. For example—
text inserted into the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the Representation of the People Act 1983, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 or the Scotland Act 1998 is to be interpreted in accordance with the Interpretation Act 1978;(3)
text inserted into the Scottish Local Government (Elections) Act 2002 is to be interpreted in accordance with the Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions) (Publication and Interpretation etc. of Acts of the Scottish Parliament) Order 1999;(4)
text inserted into the Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Act 2011 is to be interpreted in accordance with the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.(5)
