Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) Bill [AS AMENDED AT STAGE 2] CONTENTS Section Application of Act 1 Application of this Act to 2021 election Disapplication of existing law 2 Disapplication of section 2 of the Scotland Act 1998 Postal voting arrangements for 2021 election 3 Closing date for application to vote by post or amend existing absent vote arrangements 4 Report on uptake of postal voting at closing date 5 Power to provide for all-postal vote Other arrangements for 2021 election 6 Dissolution of current Parliament 7 Dissolution of current Parliament: consequential modifications 8 Power to provide for polling on additional days Arrangements for new Parliament 9 First meeting of new Parliament and choice of new First Minister 10 Election of new Presiding Officer Reserve power of Presiding Officer to postpone 2021 election 11 Power of Presiding Officer to postpone election Supplementary 12 Effect of Act on existing power to make provision about elections Final provisions 13 Interpretation 14 Ancillary provision 15 Commencement 16 Short title SP Bill 86A Session 5 (2020) 1 Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) Bill Amendments to the Bill since the previous version are indicated by sidelining in the right margin.