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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 14 May 2021.
(2) In these Regulations—
 “the 1973 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973,
 “the 2020 Act” means the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020.
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14 May 2021 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the 2020 Act specified in column 1 of the table in the schedule (the subject matter of which is specified in column 2 of that table).
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(1) This Regulation applies to an order made under section 17 of the 1973 Act which—
(a) was made prior to the commencement of section 31 of the 2020 Act, and
(b) remained in force immediately before the commencement of section 31 of the 2020 Act.
(2) An order to which this Regulation applies remains in force despite the substitution of section 17 of the 1973 Act by section 31 of the 2020 Act.
GRAEME DEY
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
8th March 2021
SCHEDULE
Regulation 2


Table
Column 1Provisions of the 2020 Act Column 2Subject Matter
Section 2 Dates of Scottish local government elections
Section 4 Electoral wards: number of councillors
Section 28 Boundaries Scotland
Section 29 Reviews of local government wards and number of councillors
Section 30 Changes to boundaries of parliamentary constituencies: procedure
Section 31 Changes to local government areas or electoral arrangements: procedure
Section 32 Scottish Parliament constituency boundaries: timing of first report
Section 33 Publishing of proposals affecting Scottish Parliament constituencies
Schedule Boundaries Scotland: modification of enactments