.”, 1 (c) in subsection (2) after “Acts” insert “or any other enactment”, (d) in subsection (3) for “the local authority which proposed the scheme” substitute “the Scottish Ministers or, in the case where a person mentioned in subsection (1B) proposed the scheme, that person,”, 15 (e) in subsection (6)— (i) in paragraph (a) for “(1)” substitute “(1A)(a)”, and (ii) in paragraph (b) for “under that subsection, consult the local authority which” substitute “in accordance with subsection (1C) consult the Electoral Management Board for Scotland and, if it was not submitted by the Board, 20 the person who”, (f) in subsection (9) after “Acts” insert “or any other enactment”, (g) in subsection (12)— (i) the word “and” immediately following paragraph (i) is repealed, (ii) in paragraph (ii) for “which proposed the scheme” substitute “in whose area 25 the elections that were subject to the scheme took place”, (iv) after that paragraph insert— “(iii) the Electoral Management Board for Scotland, and (iv) where the scheme was proposed by an electoral registration officer under subsection (1B), that officer,” and 30 (h) in subsection (14), after the opening words insert the following definition— ““electoral registration officer” means an officer appointed under section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act 1983,”. (3) In section 6 (revision of procedures in the light of pilot schemes), after subsection (1) insert— 35 “(1A) Before making an order under subsection (1), the Scottish Ministers must consult the Electoral Management Board for Scotland and such other persons as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate.”. 29 Funding to increase democratic engagement (1) The Scottish Ministers may provide financial assistance (including grants, loans, 40 guarantees and indemnities) to a person who, to any extent, undertakes, or engages in, 18 Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill Part 6—Information to be included with certain electronic material at Scottish elections activities...