(1) Any power conferred by this Act to make an order or regulations is exercisable by statutory instrument.
(2) Orders and regulations under this Act may make—
(a) different provision for different purposes; and
(b) supplemental, incidental, consequential, transitory, transitional or saving provision.
(3) Subject to subsections (4) to (6), a statutory instrument containing an order or regulations made under this Act is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
(4) The following orders and regulations are not to be made unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing the order or regulations has been laid before and approved by the Scottish Parliament—
(a) regulations under section 5(2)(b), (4), (5) or (8); or
(b) an order under section 62(1)(a) containing provision which adds to, replaces or omits any part of the text of an Act.
(5) Subsection (3) does not apply to an order containing provision under section 7(9) if a draft of the statutory instrument containing the order has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Parliament.
(6) Subsection (3) does not apply to an order under section 63(2).
(1) The Scottish Ministers may by order—
(a) make supplemental, incidental or consequential provision for the purposes of, for giving full effect to, or in consequence of, any provision of this Act;
(b) make provision for transitory, transitional or savings purposes in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act.
(2) An order under subsection (1)(a) may modify any enactment.
(1) This Act may be cited as the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006.
(2) Except this section and sections 61 and 62, this Act comes into force in accordance with provision made by order by the Scottish Ministers.
(introduced by section 17(4))
1 Advertising of any nature (whatever the medium used).
Expenses in respect of such advertising include agency fees, design costs and other costs in connection with preparing, producing, distributing or otherwise disseminating such advertising or anything incorporating such advertising and intended to be distributed for the purpose of disseminating it.
2 Unsolicited material addressed to electors (whether addressed to them by name or intended for delivery to households within any particular area).
Expenses in respect of such material include design costs and other costs in connection with preparing, producing or distributing such material (including the cost of postage).
3 Transport (by any means) of persons to any place.
Expenses in respect of the transport of such persons include the costs of hiring a means of transport for a particular period.
4 Public meetings (of any kind).
Expenses in respect of such meetings include costs incurred in connection with the attendance of persons at such meetings, the hire of premises for the purposes of such meetings or the provision of goods, services or facilities at them.
5 The services of an election agent or any other person whose services are engaged in connection with the candidate’s election.
6 Accommodation and administrative costs.
7 The publication of any matter, other than an advertisement, relating to the election in—
(a) a newspaper or periodical;
(b) a broadcast made by the British Broadcasting Corporation;
(c) a programme included in any service licensed under Part 1 or 3 of the Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42) or Part 1 or 2 of the Broadcasting Act 1996 (c. 55).
8 The provision of any facilities provided in pursuance of any right conferred on candidates at an election by this Act other than facilities in respect of which expenses fall to be defrayed by virtue of section 96(4) above.
9 The provision by an individual of his own services which he provides voluntarily in his own time and free of charge.
10 (1) Accommodation which is the candidate’s sole or main residence.
(2) The provision by any other individual of accommodation which is his sole or main residence if the provision is made free of charge.
11 (1) Transport by a means of transport which was acquired by the candidate principally for his own personal use.
(2) Transport provided free of charge by any other individual if the means of transport was acquired by him principally for his own personal use.
12 (1) Computing or printing equipment which was acquired by the candidate principally for his own personal use.
(2) The provision by any other individual of computing or printing equipment which was acquired by the individual principally for his own personal use if the provision is made free of charge.
13 (1) The Scottish Ministers may by order made by statutory instrument make such amendment of Part 1 or 2 of this Schedule as they consider appropriate.
(2) An order under sub-paragraph (1) may contain such incidental, supplemental, saving or transitional provisions as the Scottish Ministers think fit.
(3) No order is to be made under sub-paragraph (1) unless a draft of the instrument containing the order has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.”