Scottish Elections (Franchise and Representation) Bill [AS PASSED] An Act of the Scottish Parliament to enfranchise certain persons in respect of Scottish parliamentary 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 P ART 1 F OREIGN 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)— (a) after “or” insert “— (i) except in Scotland,”, (b) after “Union;” insert— “(ii) in Scotland, a qualifying foreign national,”. 15 (3) In section 4(3) (entitlement to be registered as a local government elector), in paragraph (c)— (a) after “or” insert “— (i) except in relation to a local government election in Scotland,”, (b) after “Union;” insert— 20 “(ii) in relation to a local government election in Scotland, a qualifying foreign national,”. (4) In section 7B (notional residence: declarations of local connection)— (a) in subsection (3)(e)— (i) after “elections” insert “other than in Scotland”, and SP Bill 51B 5 (2020) Session 2 Scottish Elections (Franchise and Representation) Bill Part 1—Foreign nationals (ii) 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”, and (b) in subsection (7B), after paragraph (ab) (inserted by section 6(2)(c) of this Act) 5 insert— “(ac) a declaration of local connection made by a qualifying foreign national,”. (4A) In section 15(5B) (service declaration), after paragraph (a) insert— “(aa) a service declaration made by a qualifying foreign national,”. 10 (5) In section 16(1) (contents of service declaration), in paragraph (e)— (a) after “or” in the second place it occurs insert “(except where the declaration is made for the purposes only of the registration of local government electors in Scotland)”, and (b) after “Union” insert “or (if the declaration is made for the purposes only of the 15 registration of local government electors in Scotland) a qualifying foreign national”. (6) In section 17(1) (effect of service declaration), in paragraph (c)— (a) after “or” in the second place it occurs insert “(in relation to a declaration made other than for the purposes of the registration of local government electors in Scotland)”, and 20 (b) 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”. (7) In section 49(5)(b) (effect of registers), after sub-paragraph (iv) insert— “(v...