{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-elections-representation-and-reform-act-2025/section-70",
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  "legislation": "asp/2025/4",
  "legislation_title": "Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-elections-representation-and-reform-act-2025",
  "path": "section/70",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "70",
  "heading": "Application of public bodies legislation to the Electoral Management Board for Scotland",
  "text": "(1) In the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, in Part 7 of schedule 1 (others), after paragraph 63A insert—\n“63B Electoral Management Board for Scotland.”.\n(2) In the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010—\n(a) In schedule 5, after the entry relating to David MacBrayne Ltd insert—\n“Electoral Management Board for Scotland”.\n(b) In schedule 8, after the entry relating to the Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland insert—\n“Electoral Management Board for Scotland”.\n(3) In schedule 1 of the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018, after the entry relating to David MacBrayne Limited (company number SC015304) insert—\n“\nElectoral Management Board for Scotland\n”.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 70 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 73(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 70 in force at 1.4.2026 by S.S.I. 2025/260, reg. 3, sch. Pt. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2025/4/section/70",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:12:00.522426+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."
}