UK Statutory Instrument
2010
United Kingdom
The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2010
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Citation, commencement, transitional and saving provisions
Interpretation
Registers of electors
Registration appeals
Polling districts and places at elections
Rules for Scottish parliamentary elections
Manner of voting at Scottish parliamentary elections
Absent vote at Scottish parliamentary elections for an indefinite or a particular period
Absent vote at a particular Scottish parliamentary election and special lists
Proxies at Scottish parliamentary elections
Voting as proxy
Absent voting at elections: miscellaneous
Combination of polls
Constituency returning officers
Officers of councils to be placed at disposal of returning officers
Returning officers: discharge of functions
Returning officers: general
Payment by and to returning officers
Taxation of returning officer’s account
Loan of equipment for Scottish parliamentary elections
Effect of registers
Effect of misdescription
Discharge of registration duties
Payment of expenses of registration
Personation
Other voting offences
Offences relating to applications for postal and proxy votes
Breach of official duty
Tampering with nomination papers, ballot papers
False statements in nomination papers etc.
Requirement of secrecy
Appointment of election agent
Appointment of sub-agent
Office of election agent
Effect of default in election agent’s appointment
Control of donations to candidates
Expenses of constituency candidate
Payment of expenses through election agent: constituency and individual regional candidates
Expenses which may be paid otherwise than by election agent
Expenses incurred otherwise than for election purposes
Prohibition of expenses not authorised by election agent: constituency and individual regional candidates
Limitation of election expenses: constituency and individual regional candidates
Limitation of pre-candidacy election expenses: constituency and individual regional candidates at Scottish Parliament general elections
Time for sending in and paying claims
Disputed claims
Election agent’s claim
Return as to election expenses: constituency and individual regional candidates
Declarations as to election expenses: constituency and individual regional candidates
Declarations as to election expenses: candidates on a registered party’s regional list
Where no return and declaration is needed
Penalty for failure as respects return of declarations
Penalty for sitting or voting where no return and declaration is transmitted
Authorised excuses for failure as to return and declarations
Court’s power to require information from election agent or sub-agent
Duty of appropriate returning officer to forward returns and declarations to Electoral Commission
Publication of time and place of inspection of returns and declarations
Inspection of returns and declarations: candidates
Meaning of “election expenses”
Election expenses — list of matters and general exclusions
Property, goods, services etc provided free of charge or at a discount
Right to send election address post free
Remuneration for free postal services provided
Broadcasting from outside United Kingdom
Broadcasting of local items during election period
Imitation poll cards and notifications
Schools and rooms for Scottish parliamentary election meetings: candidates for return as constituency members
Schools and rooms for Scottish parliamentary election meetings: candidates for return as regional members
Disturbances at Scottish parliamentary election meetings
Officials not to act for candidates
Illegal canvassing by police officers
False statements as to candidates
Corrupt withdrawal from candidature
Payments for exhibition of election notices
Details to appear on election publications
Prohibition of paid canvassers
Providing money for illegal purposes
Bribery
Treating
Undue influence
Rights of creditors
Savings as to Scottish parliamentary elections
Interpretation of Part 3
Computation of time for purposes of Part 3
Application of certain provisions for Scottish parliamentary elections
Vacancies: constituency seats
Vacancies: regional member seats
Modification of section 10 of the 1998 Act
Dissolution of Parliament: minimum period
Advertisements
Forms and documents: variations and translations
Sending of applications, notices etc.
Interference with notices etc.
Premises used for election purposes
Correction of procedural errors
Effect of demise of the Crown
Consequential amendment
Revocations
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