Scottish Parliament (Recall of Members) Bill [AS AMENDED AT STAGE 3] CONTENTS Section P ART 1 R ECALL OF MEMBERS OF THE S COTTISH P ARLIAMENT C HAPTER 1 I NITIATION OF THE RECALL PETITION PROCESS 1 How a member becomes subject to a recall petition process 5 Recall initiating notice 9 Early termination of process 9A Finality of process 15 Effect of successful petition 17 Eligibility to stand for future elections unaffected 2 Parliamentary-sanction ground 3 Criminal-offence ground 4 Criminal-offence ground: expiry of appeal period C HAPTER 2 T HE RECALL PETITION PROCESS Arrangements for the process 6 Designation of where and when petition may be signed 7 Notice of petition to be sent to registered electors 8 Duty to ensure petition’s availability for signing 8A Change to start of signing period Signing a petition 10 Persons entitled to sign petition 11 How entitlement to sign is to be exercised Double signing offences 12 Double signing offences 13 Penalties for double signing offences SP Bill 55B Session 6 (2026) ii Scottish Parliament (Recall of Members) Bill C HAPTER 3 O UTCOME OF THE RECALL PETITION PROCESS 14 Determination and notice of petition outcome Interpretation 14A Meaning of expressions used in Chapter 2 C HAPTER 3A P OLL TO RECALL REGIONAL MEMBER 17A Returning officer’s duty to organise poll 17AA Notice of poll to be sent to registered electors 17AB Duty to ensure opportunity to vote in poll 17AC Change of polling day 17AD Persons entitled to vote in poll 17AE How entitlement to vote is to be exercised 17B Determination and notice of poll outcome Interpretation 17C Meaning of expressions used in Chapter 3A C HAPTER 3B R EPORTING ON AND OBSERVING RECALL PROCESSES 17D Reporting on recall processes 17E Observation of recall processes C HAPTER 4 F URTHER PROVISION IN RELATION TO RECALL Courts to notify Presiding Officer about matters relevant to the criminal-offence ground 18 Notice if member convicted 19 Notice if appeal brought 20 Notice of appeal outcome P ART 2 R EVIEW OF MEMBERSHIP OF THE S COTTISH P ARLIAMENT : PROTECTION OF VULNERABLE GROUPS 20A Review of membership of the Scottish Parliament: protection of vulnerable groups P ART 3 F INAL PROVISIONS Regulations in connection with recall 21 Power to make further provision about processes, etc. 21A Consultation with Electoral Commission on section 21 regulations 22 Power to replace references with actual dates iii Scottish Parliament (Recall of Members) Bill 29 Ancillary provision 30 Regulation-making powers Interpretation of 23 Meaning of expressions relevant to the criminal-offence ground 24 General interpretative rules 31 Commencement 32 Short title Schedule—Successful recall petitions: modifications to the Scotland Act 1998 1 Scottish Parliament (Recall of Members) Bill Part 1—Recall of members of the Scottish Parliament Chapter 1—Initiation of the recall petition process Amendments to the Bill since the previous version are indicated by sidelining in the right margin.