Section 12 Power of the Scottish Ministers to make provision about electionsF1

the conduct of elections for membership of the Parliament,

the questioning of such an election and the consequences of irregularities, and

the return of members of the Parliament otherwise than at an election.

about the registration of electors,

for disregarding alterations in a register of electors,

about the limitation of the election expenses of candidates,

for the combination of polls,

for modifying the application of section 7(1) where the poll at an election for the return of a constituency member is abandoned (or notice of it is countermanded), and

for modifying section 8(7) to ensure the allocation of the correct number of seats for the region.

apply, with or without modifications or exceptions, any provision made by or under the Representation of the People Acts F2... or by any other enactment relating to parliamentary elections F3... or local government elections, and

so far as may be necessary in consequence of any provision made by an order under subsection (1), modify any provision made by any enactment relating to the registration of parliamentary electors or local government electors.