# The Scottish Parliament Elections (Regional Returning Officers and Constituency Returning Officers) Order 2025, Article 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) This Order may be cited as the Scottish Parliament Elections (Regional Returning Officers and Constituency Returning Officers) Order 2025 and, subject to paragraph (2), comes into force on 7 November 2025.
(2) This Order has no effect for the purposes of any election for which the date of poll is on or before 6 May 2026.
(3) In this Order “local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2025/287/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliament-elections-regional-returning-officers-and-constituency-returning-officers-order-2025/article-1
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