Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013 (Version in vigour from 2013-12-18 to )

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Coming into Force	18 December 2013

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Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013
Referendum

1: Referendum on Scottish independence

Franchise

2: Those who are entitled to vote
3: Declarations of local connection and service declarations: further provision

Voting etc.

4: Provision about voting etc.: Schedule 2 makes provision about voting in the referendum, including—

Conduct

5: Chief Counting Officer

6: Other counting officers

7: Functions of the Chief Counting Officer and other counting officers

8: Correction of procedural errors

9: Expenses of counting officers

10: Conduct rules

Campaign

11: Campaign rules: Schedule 4 makes provision about the conduct of campaigning in the referendum, including provision—

12: Monitoring and securing compliance with the campaign rules

13: Inspection of Electoral Commission's registers etc.

14: Campaign rules: general offences

15: Campaign offences: summary proceedings

16: Duty of court to report convictions to the Electoral Commission

Referendum agents

17: Referendum agents

Observers

18: Attendance of Electoral Commission at proceedings and observation of working practices

19: Accredited observers: individuals

20: Accredited observers: organisations

21: Attendance and conduct of accredited observers

22: Code of practice on attendance of observers

Information, guidance, advice and encouragement

23: Information for voters: The Electoral Commission must take such steps as they consider appropriate to promote public awareness and understanding in Scotland about—

24: Guidance

25: Advice: The Electoral Commission may, if asked to do so by any person, provide the person with advice about—

26: Encouraging participation

Report on referendum

27: Report on the conduct of the referendum

Electoral Commission: administrative provision

28: Reimbursement of Commission's costs

29: Estimates of expenditure

30: Maladministration

Offences

31: Offences
32: Offences by bodies corporate etc.

Power to make supplementary etc. provision and modifications

33: Power to make supplementary etc. provision and modifications

Legal proceedings

34: Restriction on legal challenge to referendum result

Final provisions

35: Interpretation
36: Commencement
37: Short title
SCHEDULE 1 (introduced by section 1(3))
Form of ballot paper

SCHEDULE 2 (introduced by section 4)
Further provision about voting in the referendum

PART 1: Manner of voting
PART 2: Registration
PART 3: Postal voting: issue and receipt of ballot papers
PART 4: Supply of Polling List etc.
PART 5: Supply of marked Polling List etc.

SCHEDULE 3 (introduced by section 10)
Conduct rules

Publication of notice of the referendum
Hours of polling
The ballot
Printing of ballot papers
The corresponding number list
Security marking
Use of schools and public rooms for polling and counting votes
Postal ballot papers
Provision of polling stations
Appointment of presiding officers and clerks
Issue of poll cards
Loan of equipment for referendum
Equipment of polling stations
Appointment of polling and counting agents
Admission to polling station
Notification of requirement of secrecy
Keeping of order in polling station
Sealing of ballot boxes
Questions to be put to voters
Challenge of voter
Voting procedure
Votes marked by presiding officer
Voting by persons with disabilities
Tendered ballot papers
Spoilt ballot papers
Correction of errors on polling day
Adjournment of poll in case of riot
Procedure on close of poll
Attendance at counting of votes
The count
Rejected ballot papers
Counting the votes
Decisions on ballot papers
Re-counts
Declaration of result
Sealing up of ballot papers
Delivery of papers
Retention and public inspection of papers
Retention and public inspection of certifications
Orders for production of documents
Power of Chief Counting Officer to prescribe

SCHEDULE 4 (introduced by section 11)
Campaign rules

PART 1: Interpretation
PART 2: Permitted participants and designated organisations
PART 3: Referendum expenses

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