{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-elections-representation-and-reform-act-2025-commencement-no-1-regulations-2025/schedule/part-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-elections-representation-and-reform-act-2025-commencement-no-1-regulations-2025/schedule/part-1.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2025/106",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-elections-representation-and-reform-act-2025-commencement-no-1-regulations-2025",
  "path": "schedule/part/1",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Provisions coming into force on 14 April 2025",
  "text": "Column 1\nColumn 2\n(Provisions of the Act)\n(Subject matter)\nSections 3, 4 and 5\nDisqualification of MPs, members of the House of Lords and councillors\nSection 22\nThird parties capable of giving notification\nSection 25\nCode of practice on controls relating to third parties\nSection 31\nRescheduling of by-elections\nSection 34\nPower of returning officer to postpone or cancel by-election\nSection 35\nReview of order of candidates on ballot papers used at elections\nSection 39\nPilot scheme under the Scottish Local Government (Elections) Act 2002\nSections 40, 41, 42 and 43\nPilot for registration of electors\nSection 44\nFunding to increase democratic engagement\nSection 45\nScottish Ministers’ power to make provision about elections under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004\nSection 58\nGuidance regarding information to be included with certain electronic material at Scottish elections\nSection 60\nScottish Ministers regulation making powers\nSection 61\nConsequential revocations\nSections 64, 65, 66, 67 and 68\nElectoral Commission",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. Pt. 1 in force at 14.4.2025, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2025/106/schedule/part/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:36:09.225100+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}