Scottish Elections (Franchise and Representation) Bill [AS INTRODUCED] n Act of the Scottish Parliament to enfranchise certain persons in respect of Scottish Aparliamentary and local government elections; to extend to certain persons the right to vote at, stand for election at, and hold office as elected members following, Scottish parliamentary and local government elections; and for connected purposes. 5 ART 1 P FOREIGN NATIONALS Enfranchisement for Scottish elections 1 Voting by qualifying foreign nationals (1) The Representation of the People Act 1983 is amended as follows. 10 (2) In section 2(1) (local government electors), in paragraph (c) for “or a relevant citizen of the Union” substitute “, a relevant citizen of the Union or (in Scotland) a qualifying foreign national”. (3) In section 4(3) (entitlement to be registered as a local government elector), in paragraph (c) for “or a relevant citizen of the Union” substitute “, a relevant citizen of the Union or 15 (in relation to a local government election in Scotland) a qualifying foreign national”. (4) In section 7B(3) (notional residence: declarations of local connection), in paragraph (e) after “Union” insert “or (if the declaration is made for the purposes only of the registration of local government electors in Scotland) a qualifying foreign national”. (5) In section 16(1) (contents of service declaration), in paragraph (e) after “Union” insert 20 “or (if the declaration is made for the purposes only of the registration of local government electors in Scotland) a qualifying foreign national”. (6) In section 17(1) (effect of service declaration), in paragraph (c) after “Union” insert “or (in relation to a declaration made for the purposes of the registration of local government electors in Scotland) a qualifying foreign national”. 25 (7) In section 49(5)(b) (effect of registers), after sub-paragraph (iv) insert— “(v...