Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025

49 Further definitions relating to candidates, parties and elections

The following definitions have effect for the purposes of this Part—

• “candidate” means a candidate at an election for a relevant Scottish elective office, including a person who is included in a list of candidates submitted in connection with such an election,

• “future candidate” means a person who, in relation to an election for a relevant Scottish elective office, has been declared, whether by the person or by others, to be a candidate at the election, where—

  (a)

  the election is the next scheduled election for the office,

  (b)

  the notice of the election has not been published, and

  (c)

  that declaration has not been withdrawn,

• “recognised third party” has the meaning given in section 85(5) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000,

• “registered party” has the same meaning as in the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (see section 160(1) of that Act),

• “relevant Scottish election” means—

  (a)

  an election to the Scottish Parliament, or

  (b)

  a local government election within the meaning of section 204 of the Representation of the People Act 1983,

• “relevant Scottish elective office” means the office of—

  (a)

  member of the Scottish Parliament, or

  (b)

  member of a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.