# Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020, Introduction: Introductory text


An Act of the Scottish Parliament to reform certain aspects of the law relating to Scottish parliamentary and local government elections, including length of terms; to make provision about the role of the Electoral Commission in relation to those elections; to confer functions on the Electoral Management Board for Scotland in relation to Scottish parliamentary elections; to rename and make provision about the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland; and for connected purposes.
The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 3rd June 2020 and received Royal Assent on 8th July 2020

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/12/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-elections-reform-act-2020/introduction
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