The Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1 Amendment and Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2025
S.S.I. 2025/260 · Made 16 September 2025
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
Made 16th September 2025
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 18th September 2025
Coming into force 30th September 2025
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 73 of the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025f1.
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Footnotes
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Contents
- 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
- 2Amendment of the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations
- 3Appointed day
- Signature
- Schedule: Tables of appointed days
- 1Provisions coming into force on 17 November 2025
- 2Provisions coming into force on 1 April 2026
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement and interpretation
These Regulations may be cited as the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1 Amendment and Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 30 September 2025.
In these Regulations “the Act” means the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025.
2Amendment of the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations
In the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2025f1, in columns 1 and 2 of the table in Part 3 of the schedule, omit the entries for sections 47 to 57 and 59.
3Appointed day
The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in—
column 1 of the table in Part 1 of the schedule is 17 November 2025, and
column 1 of the table in Part 2 of the schedule is 1 April 2026.
The subject matter of those provisions is specified in column 2 of those tables.
Signature
JAMIE HEPBURN
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew's House
Edinburgh
16th September 2025
1Provisions coming into force on 17 November 2025
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| (Provisions of the Act) | (Subject matter) |
| Section 47 | Application of this Part |
| Section 48 | Key definitions |
| Section 49 | Further definitions relating to candidates, parties and elections |
| Section 50 | Electronic material: conditions for application of section 52 |
| Section 51 | Purpose of the electronic material |
| Section 52 | Requirement to include information |
| Section 53 | Exceptions to requirement in section 52 |
| Section 54 | Offence of breaching section 52 |
| Section 55 | Individual culpability where organisation commits an offence |
| Section 56 | Enforcement by the Electoral Commission |
| Section 57 | Supply of information |
| Section 59 | Electoral Commission’s annual report |
2Provisions coming into force on 1 April 2026
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| (Provisions of the Act) | (Subject matter) |
| Section 69 | Constitution of the Electoral Management Board for Scotland |
| Section 70 | Application of public bodies legislation to the Electoral Management Board for Scotland |
| Section 71 | Transitional provision: membership of the Electoral Management Board for Scotland |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2025 so that provisions in Part 8 (information to be included with certain electronic material at Scottish elections) of the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (“the Act”) will not come into force on 1 October 2025. Instead those provisions, which are listed in Part 1 of the schedule, will come into force on 17 November 2025.
These Regulations also bring into force sections 69 (Constitution of the Electoral Management Board for Scotland), 70 (application of public bodies legislation to the Electoral Management Board for Scotland) and 71 (transitional provision: membership of the Electoral Management Board for Scotland) of the Act on 1 April 2026.
The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 29 January 2025. Sections 72, 73 and 74 of the Act were brought into force on 30 January 2025 by section 73(1) of the Act.