2020 No. 278 (C. 23)
Representation Of The People
The Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2020
Made 9th September 2020
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 11th September 2020
Coming into force 1st October 2020

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 35(2) of the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020.
2020 asp 12.

1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
1 These Regulations may be cited as the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 1 October 2020.
2 In these Regulations “the Act” means the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020.

2 Appointed day
1 October 2020 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the table in the schedule (the subject matter of which is specified in column 2 of that table).
GRAEME DEY Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 9th September 2020
SCHEDULE Table 1
Column 1	Column 2
(Provision of the Act)	(Subject matter)
Section 1	Dates of general elections to the Scottish Parliament
Section 3	Postponement of general elections to the Scottish Parliament
Section 6	Electronic voting
Section 7	Evaluation of pilot schemes
Section 8	Entitlement to register as an elector before attaining voting age
Section 9	Expenditure of candidates at Scottish parliamentary elections
Section 11	Attendance of observers at Scottish parliamentary elections
Section 13	Reviews of electoral and political matters
Section 14	Setting of performance standards
Section 15	Financing of Electoral Commission
Section 16	Reimbursement of costs by Scottish Ministers etc.
Section 17	Electoral Commission: five-year plan
Section 18	Accounts and accounting officer
Section 19	Reports by Electoral Commission: devolved Scottish elections
Section 22	Reports on elections: voting by disabled persons at devolved Scottish elections
Section 23	Notification of Commission regulations: devolved Scottish elections
Section 24	Electoral Management Board for Scotland: general functions
Section 25	Directions to returning officers: Scottish parliamentary elections
Section 26	Directions to electoral registration officers: Scottish parliamentary elections
Section 27	Electoral Management Board for Scotland: miscellaneous amendments
Regulation 2

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The Bill for the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (“the Act”) received Royal Assent on 8 July 2020. Part 5 of the Act came into force on the following day. These Regulations bring into force sections 1, 3, 6 to 9, 11, 13 to 19 and 22 to 27 of the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 on 1 October 2020.