The Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2021
Citation, commencement and interpretation1.
(1)
These Regulations may be cited as the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 29 September 2021.
(2)
In these Regulations, “the 2020 Act” means the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020.
Appointed Day2.
The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the 2020 Act specified in column 1 of the table in the schedule (the subject matter of which is specified in column 2 of that table) is 29 September 2021.
Transitional Provision3.
The provisions of the 2020 Act brought into force by these Regulations do not have effect in relation to an election for which the date of poll is on or before 4 May 2022.
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SCHEDULE
Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
Provisions of the 2020 Act | Subject Matter |
Section 5 | Electors: prohibition on voting more than once |
Section 10 | Expenditure of candidates at Scottish local government elections |
Section 12 | Controlled expenditure of third parties at Scottish local government elections |
Section 20 | Electoral Commission: election expenses at Scottish local government elections |
Section 21 | Electoral Commission: donations to candidates at Scottish local government elections |
These Regulations bring into force sections 5, 10, 12, 20 and 21 of the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (“the 2020 Act”) on 29 September 2021.
By virtue of regulation 3 of these Regulations, section 5, 10, 12, 20 and 21 of the 2020 Act do not have effect in relation to a Scottish local government election held on or before 4 May 2022.
The Bill for the 2020 Act received Royal Assent on 8 July 2020. Part 5 of the 2020 Act came into force on the following day.
The following provisions of the 2020 Act have been brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.
Provision | Date of commencement | Instrument number |
|---|---|---|
Section 1 | 1 October 2020 | |
Section 2 | 14 May 2021 | |
Section 3 | 1 October 2020 | |
Section 4 | 14 May 2021 | |
Sections 6 to 9 | 1 October 2020 | |
Section 11 | 1 October 2020 | |
Section 13 to 19 | 1 October 2020 | |
Sections 22 to 27 | 1 October 2020 | |
Sections 28 to 33 | 14 May 2021 | |
Schedule | 14 May 2021 |