1. These Regulations may be cited as the Scottish Parliament Elections (Returning Officer Fees and Charges) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 6th April 2021.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 1 in force at 6.4.2021, see reg. 1
2. In these Regulations—
“the 2015 Order” means the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2015,
“account” means the account submitted to the Scottish Ministers under article 18(5) of the 2015 Order for the purpose of payment of a returning officer's charges,
“constituency” means a constituency provided for by schedule 1 of the Scotland Act 1998 M1,
“constituency returning officer” means the officer who, in accordance with article 14 of the 2015 Order, is the constituency returning officer for a Scottish parliamentary election in a constituency,
“local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 M2,
“regional returning officer” means a regional returning officer for the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998 M3, and
“Scottish parliamentary election” means an election for membership of the Scottish Parliament.
Commencement Information
I2Reg. 2 in force at 6.4.2021, see reg. 1
Marginal Citations
M11998 c.46. Schedule 1 was amended by the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004 (c.13), schedule 1, by the Scotland Act 2012 (c.11), schedule 1, by section 18(1)(a) of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 12) and by S.I. 2010/2691. The constituencies are now those specified in schedule 1 of S.S.I. 2020/375 as well as those of Na h-Eileanan an Iar, the Orkney Islands and the Shetland Islands.
M3See S.S.I. 2016/9, article 3.