It is a wide power, similar in its terms 4 To give members a sense of the types of wordings that could be used for constituency and regional MSPs, please see section 9 of the Recall of MPs UK Act and section 10 of the Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill. 5 The Bill is currently at Stage 3: Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill 6 Minutes for Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee 4th Meeting, 2026 Thursday, January 29, 2026 | Scottish Parliament Website 7 Minutes for Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee 4th Meeting, 2026 Thursday, January 29, 2026 | Scottish Parliament Website 2 to Section 12 of the Scotland Act 1998 which allows the Scottish Ministers to make provision by order about, amongst other things, elections to the Scottish Parliament.