Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020

JurisdictionScotland
Citation2020 asp 12
subsection (1) is repealed,in subsection (2) , for the words from the beginning to “fourth” substitute “ The day on which the poll at an ordinary general election for membership of the Parliament is to be held is the first Thursday in May in the fifth ”,in the table in paragraph 1(2) of schedule 7 (procedure for subordinate legislation) , the entry relating to section 2(1) is repealed.(2) Section 1 of the Scottish Elections (Dates) Act 2016 (date of general election for Scottish Parliament) is repealed.subsections (1A) and (1B) are repealed,in subsection (1C) , for “fourth” substitute “ fifth ”.(2) In section 43 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (day of ordinary local elections in Scotland etc.) , in subsection (1C) for “5(1A) or (1B) ” substitute “ 5(1C) ”.(1) The Scotland Act 1998 is amended as follows.in subsection (5) (a) , after “Parliament” insert “ (unless the Parliament is already dissolved) ”,after subsection (5) insert—
  • “(5ZZA) Before proposing a day for the holding of the poll under subsection (5) , the Presiding Officer must consult the Electoral Commission.
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Before proposing a day for the holding of the poll under subsection (5) , the Presiding Officer must consult the Electoral Commission.(3) In section 3 (extraordinary general elections) , after subsection (2) insert—
  • “(2A) Subsection (2B) applies if a proclamation is made under subsection (2) .
  • (2B) If the Presiding Officer proposes another day for the holding of the poll at the extraordinary general election which is not more than one month later than the day on which the poll is required to be held under the proclamation, Her Majesty may by further proclamation under the Scottish Seal—
  • (a) require the poll at the election to be held instead on the day proposed under this subsection, and
  • (b) require the Parliament to meet within the period of seven days beginning immediately after the day of the poll.
Subsection (2B) applies if a proclamation is made under subsection (2) .require the poll at the election to be held instead on the day proposed under this subsection, andrequire the Parliament to meet within the period of seven days beginning immediately after the day of the poll.Before proposing a day for the holding of the poll under subsection (2B) , the Presiding Officer must consult the Electoral Commission.”. (1) Section 1 of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (electoral wards) is amended as follows.for “either three or four” substitute “ two, three, four or five ”,the words “(order giving effect to proposals made by Boundary Commission) ” are repealed,after “(“the 1973 Act”) ” insert “ (regulations giving effect to proposals made by Boundaries Scotland after, in particular, complying with the duty in section 28(2) , and schedule 6, of the 1973 Act) ”.(3) In subsection (2A) , for “either one or two” substitute “ one ”.(1) The Representation of the People Act 1983 is amended as follows.the word “or” following paragraph (a) is repealed,at the end of paragraph (b) insert
    , or
  • (c) in more than one...
in more than one

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