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The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2025
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Scottish Statutory Instruments
2025 No. 313
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2025
Made
30th October 2025
Coming into force
31st October 2025
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 12(1) and 113(2), (4) and (5) of the Scotland Act 1998(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(g) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000(2), the Scottish Ministers have consulted the Electoral Commission.
In accordance with section 115 and schedule 7 of the Scotland Act 1998(3), a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
(1)
1998 c. 46 (“the 1998 Act”). Section 12 was substituted by section 4(1) of the Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11) (“the 2016 Act”). The powers in section 113(2), (4) and (5) of the 1998 Act apply to the exercise of the Scottish Ministers powers under section 12 by virtue of section 113(1A) of that Act, which was inserted by section 3 of the Scotland Act 2012 (c. 11) (“the 2012 Act”).
(2)
2000 c. 41; section 7 was relevantly amended by section 3(5) of the 2012 Act.
(3)
Schedule 7 was relevantly amended by section 3 of the 2012 Act.
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