The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 1999

Contents

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1. Part I · General
   1. 1 Citation and commencement
   2. 2 Interpretation
2. Part II · The franchise and its exercise
   1. 3 Registers of electors etc.
   2. 4 Registration appeals
   3. 5 Polling districts and places at elections
   4. 6 Rules for Scottish parliamentary elections
   5. 7 Manner of voting at Scottish parliamentary elections
   6. 8 Absent vote at Scottish parliamentary elections for an indefinite period
   7. 9 Absent vote at a particular Scottish parliamentary election and absent voters list
   8. 10 Proxies at Scottish parliamentary elections
   9. 11 Voting as proxy
   10. 12 Absent voting at elections: miscellaneous
   11. 13 Combination of polls
   12. 14 Constituency returning officers
   13. 15 Officers of councils to be placed at disposal of returning officers
   14. 16 Returning officers: discharge of functions
   15. 17 Returning officers: general
   16. 18 Payments by and to returning officers
   17. 19 Taxation of returning officer’s accounts
   18. 20 Loan of equipment for Scottish parliamentary elections
   19. 21 Effect of registers
   20. 22 Effect of misdescription
   21. 23 Discharge of registration duties
   22. 24 Payment of expenses of registration
   23. 25 Personation
   24. 26 Other voting offences
   25. 27 Breach of official duty
   26. 28 Tampering with nomination papers, ballot papers etc.
   27. 29 Requirement of secrecy
3. Part III · The election campaign
   1. 30 Appointment of election agent
   2. 31 Nomination of sub-agent
   3. 32 Office of election agent
   4. 33 Effect of default in election agent’s appointment
   5. 34 Making of contracts
   6. 35 Expenses of registered political parties
   7. 36 Payment of expenses through election agent: constituency and individual candidates
   8. 37 Payment of expenses: registered political parties etc.
   9. 38 Candidate’s personal expenses, and petty expenses
   10. 39 Prohibition of expenses not authorised by election agent: candidates for return as constituency members and individual candidates for return as regional members
   11. 40 Prohibition of expenses not authorised by election agent etc.: registered parties
   12. 41 Limitation of election expenses: candidates
   13. 42 Limitation of election expenses: registered political parties
   14. 43 Time for sending in and paying claims
   15. 44 Disputed claims
   16. 45 Election agent’s claim
   17. 46 Return as to election expenses: candidates for return as constituency members and individual candidates for return as regional members
   18. 47 Return as to election expenses: registered party
   19. 48 Declarations as to election expenses: candidates for return as constituency members and individual candidates for return as regional members
   20. 49 Declarations as to election expenses: registered political parties
   21. 50 Where no return and declaration is needed
   22. 51 Penalty for failure as respects return of declarations
   23. 52 Penalty for sitting or voting where no return and declaration is transmitted
   24. 53 Authorised excuses for failure as to return and declarations
   25. 54 Court’s power to require information from election agent or sub-agent
   26. 55 Publication of time and place of inspection of returns and declarations
   27. 56 Inspection of returns and declarations: candidates
   28. 57 Inspection of returns and declarations: registered political parties
   29. 58 Right to send election address post free
   30. 59 Broadcasting from outside United Kingdom
   31. 60 Imitation poll cards
   32. 61 Schools and rooms for Scottish parliamentary election meetings: candidates for return as constituency members
   33. 62 Schools and rooms for Scottish parliamentary election meetings: candidates for return as regional members
   34. 63 Disturbances at Scottish parliamentary election meetings
   35. 64 Officials not to act for candidates
   36. 65 Illegal canvassing by police officers
   37. 66 No hiring of vehicles to convey voters
   38. 67 No payments for conveyance of voters
   39. 68 Provisions supplemental to articles 66 and 67
   40. 69 “Carriage” in articles 66 and 67
   41. 70 Access to polling place by sea
   42. 71 False statements as to candidates
   43. 72 Corrupt withdrawal from candidature
   44. 73 Premises not to be used as committee rooms
   45. 74 Payments for exhibition of election notices
   46. 75 Printer’s name and address on election publications
   47. 76 Prohibition of paid canvassers
   48. 77 Providing money for illegal purposes
   49. 78 Bribery
   50. 79 Treating
   51. 80 Undue influence
   52. 81 Rights of creditors
   53. 82 Savings as to Scottish parliamentary elections
   54. 83 Interpretation of Part III
   55. 84 Computation of time for purposes of Part III
4. Part IV · Legal proceedings
   1. 85 Application of certain provisions for Scottish parliamentary elections
5. Part V · Miscellaneous and supplemental
   1. 86 Vacancies: constituency seats
   2. 87 Vacancies: regional member seats
   3. 88 Modification of section 10 of the 1998 Act
   4. 89 Dissolution of Parliament: minimum period
   5. 90 Advertisements
   6. 91 Forms: variations
   7. 92 Sending of applications, notices etc.
   8. 93 Publication of documents
   9. 94 Interference with notices etc.
   10. 95 Premises used for election purposes
   11. 96 Effect of demise of the Crown
   12. 97 Supplementary, incidental and consequential provisions
6. Schedule 1 · Electors lists and registers: miscellaneous and related provision
   1. (1) Free copies of electors lists
   2. (2) Free copies of register etc.
   3. (3) Sales of lists and register
   4. (4) Supply of data
   5. (5) Supply of labels
   6. (6) Alterations to published register
   7. (7) Interpretation
7. Schedule 2 · Scottish parliamentary election rules
   1. Part I Provisions as to time
   2. Part II Stages common to contested and uncontested elections
   3. Part III Contested elections
   4. Part IV Final proceedings in contested and uncontested elections
   5. Part V Disposal of documents
   6. Part VI Death of candidate
   7. Part VII Miscellaneous
8. Schedule 3 · Absent voting
   1. (1) General requirements for applications
   2. (2) Additional requirements for applicant no longer resident at qualifying address
   3. (3) Additional requirements for applications on grounds of physical incapacity
   4. (4) Additional requirements for applications based on occupation, service or employment
   5. (5) Additional requirements for applications in respect of a particular election
   6. (6) Additional requirements for applications for appointment of a proxy
   7. (7) Additional requirements for applications by proxies to vote by post at a particular election
   8. (8) Closing dates for applications
   9. (9) Grant or refusal of applications
   10. (10) Notice of appeal
   11. (11) Cancellation of proxy appointment
   12. (12) Inquiries by registration officer
   13. (13) Records and lists kept under articles 8, 9 and 11
   14. (14) Marked register for polling stations
   15. (15) Certificate of employment at an election
   16. (16) Transitional provision for absent voters
9. Schedule 4 · Issue and receipt of postal ballot papers
   1. (1) Interpretation
   2. Issue of postal ballot papers
   3. Receipt of postal ballot papers
10. Schedule 5 · Combination of polls
    1. Part I General
    2. Part II Modifications of the scottish parliamentary election rules to apply where the poll at a scottish parliamentary election is taken together with a poll at a local government election under article 13(1) or (2)
    3. Part III Modifications of the scottish local election rules 1986 to apply where the poll at a local government election is taken together with a poll at a scottish parliamentary election under article 13(1) or (2)
11. Schedule 6 · Legal proceedings
    1. Part I Election or return of constituency member
    2. Part II Election or return of regional member
12. Schedule 7 · Use for election meetings of rooms in school premises and of meeting rooms
    1. (1) Use of rooms in school premises
    2. (2) Lists of rooms in school premises
    3. (3) Inspection etc. of lists
13. Schedule 8 · Modification of enactments
    1. Part I Public general acts
    2. Part II Subordinate legislation