# The Scotland Act 2016 (Commencement No. 6) Regulations 2017, Regulation 2: Provisions coming into force on 18th May 2017


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the following provisions of Part 1 of the Scotland Act 2016 (constitutional arrangements) come into force on 18th May 2017—
(a) section 3 (elections);
(b) section 4 (power to make provision about elections);
(c) section 5 (timing of elections);
(d) section 6 (electoral registration: the digital service);
(e) section 7 (expenditure in connection with elections);
(f) section 8 (review of electoral boundaries by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland);
(g) section 9 (functions exercisable within devolved competence: elections);
(h) section 10 (minor and consequential amendments: elections etc);
(i) section 11 (super-majority requirement for certain legislation); and
(j) section 12 (scope to modify the Scotland Act 1998).
(2) Section 9 comes into force immediately after sections 3 to 8 and 10 to 12.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/608/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-2016-commencement-no-6-regulations-2017/regulation-2
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