The Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1 Amendment and Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2025
Source: legislation.gov.uk (2025-09-29)

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.

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2025 No. 260 (C. 21)

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE

The Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1 Amendment and Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2025

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 2025(1 (\"#f00001\")).

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) 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.

(2) In these Regulations “the Act” means the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025.

Amendment of the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations

2. In the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2025(2 (\"#f00002\")), in columns 1 and 2 of the table in Part 3 of the schedule, omit the entries for sections 47 to 57 and 59.

Appointed day

3.—(1) The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in—

(a)column 1 of the table in Part 1 of the schedule is 17 November 2025, and

(b)column 1 of the table in Part 2 of the schedule is 1 April 2026.

(2) The subject matter of those provisions is specified in column 2 of those tables.

JAMIE HEPBURN

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew's House

Edinburgh

16th September 2025

Regulation 3

ScheduleTables of appointed days

Part 1Provisions coming into force on 17 November 2025

Column 1Column 2(Provisions of the Act)(Subject matter)Section 47Application of this PartSection 48Key definitionsSection 49Further definitions relating to candidates, parties and electionsSection 50Electronic material: conditions for application of section 52Section 51Purpose of the electronic materialSection 52Requirement to include informationSection 53Exceptions to requirement in section 52Section 54Offence of breaching section 52Section 55Individual culpability where organisation commits an offenceSection 56Enforcement by the Electoral CommissionSection 57Supply of informationSection 59Electoral Commission’s annual report

Part 2Provisions coming into force on 1 April 2026

Column 1Column 2(Provisions of the Act)(Subject matter)Section 69Constitution of the Electoral Management Board for ScotlandSection 70Application of public bodies legislation to the Electoral Management Board for ScotlandSection 71Transitional 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.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT Regulations

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The following provisions of the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 have been brought into force by commencement Regulations made before the date of these Regulations.

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.S.I. No.Sections 1 and 21 August 2025S.S.I. 2025/106 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/106\")Sections 3, 4 and 514 April 2025S.S.I. 2025/106 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/106\")Sections 6 and 71 August 2025S.S.I. 2025/106 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/106\")Sections 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and the schedule1 August 2025S.S.I. 2025/106 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/106\")Sections 15, 16 and 171 August 2025S.S.I. 2025/106 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/106\")Sections 18, 19, 20 and 211 August 2025S.S.I. 2025/106 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/106\")Section 2214 April 2025S.S.I. 2025/106 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/106\")Sections 23 and 241 August 2025S.S.I. 2025/106 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/106\")Section 2514 April 2025S.S.I. 2025/106 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/106\")Section 261 August 2025S.S.I. 2025/106 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/106\")Sections 27, 28, 29 and 301 October 2025S.S.I. 2025/106 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/106\")Section 3114 April 2025S.S.I. 2025/106 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/106\")Sections 32 and 331 October 2025S.S.I. 2025/106 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/106\")Section 34 and 3514 April 2025S.S.I. 2025/106 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/106\")Sections 36, 37 and 381 October 2025S.S.I. 2025/106 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/106\")Sections 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 and 4514 April 2025S.S.I. 2025/106 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/106\")Section 461 October 2025S.S.I. 2025/106 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/106\")Section 5814 April 2025S.S.I. 2025/106 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/106\")Sections 60 and 6114 April 2025S.S.I. 2025/106 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/106\")Sections 62 and 631 August 2025S.S.I. 2025/106 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/106\")Sections 64, 65, 66, 67 and 6814 April 2025S.S.I. 2025/106 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/106\")

(1)

2025 asp 4 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2025/4\").

(2)

S.S.I. 2025/106 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2025/106\").