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Section 15 of the Scotland Act 1998 13 Ending ambulatory effect of section 15 of the Scotland Act 1998 40 (1) The Scotland Act 1998 is modified as follows. 7 Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill Part 3—Campaign finance (2) In section 15(1) (disqualification from membership of the Parliament)— (a) in paragraph (a)— (i) for “he is” substitute “the person would be”, (ii) at the end of the paragraph insert “as that Act had effect on 27 April 2022”, 5 (b) in paragraph (b)— (i) for “he is disqualified otherwise than under that Act” substitute “the person would be disqualified”, (ii) at the end of the paragraph insert “under any other enactment or rule of law as that enactment or rule of law had effect on 27 April 2022”. 10 P ART 3 1 C AMPAIGN FINANCE Expenditure in respect of Scottish Parliament elections 14 Notional and third party expenditure: Scottish Parliament elections (1) The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 is modified as follows. 15 (2) In section 73 (notional campaign expenditure), in subsection (1A)— (a) after “paragraph 3,” insert “5,”, (b) after “parliamentary general elections” insert “, general elections to the Scottish Parliament”. (3) In section 86 (notional controlled expenditure), in subsection (1A)— 20 (a) after “paragraph 3,” insert “5,”, (b) after “parliamentary general elections” insert “, general elections to the Scottish Parliament”. (4) In section 94 (limits on controlled expenditure by third parties), in subsection (8A)— (a) after “paragraph 3,” insert “5,”, 25 (b) after “parliamentary general elections” insert “, general elections to the Scottish Parliament”. 15 Third parties capable of giving notification (1) The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 is modified as follows. (2) In section 88 (third parties recognised for the purposes of Part 6), after subsection (10), 30 insert— “(11) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations amend subsection (2), as it applies for the purposes of a period in relation to which any limit is imposed by paragraph 5 of schedule 10 (general elections to Scottish Parliament), by— (a) adding a description of third party to the list in that subsection, 35 (b) removing a description of third party from that list, or (c) varying the description of a third party in that list. 8 Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill Part 3—Campaign finance (12) Regulations under subsection (11)(b) or (c) may only be made where the regulations give effect to a recommendation of the Commission.”. (3) In section 156 (orders and regulations), in subsection (4D)— (a) after “apply to” insert “any regulations under section 88(11) or”, and 5 (b) for “such order” substitute “such regulations or orders”. 16 Restriction on which third parties may incur controlled expenditure (1) The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 is modified as follows. (2) After section 89A insert— “89B Restriction on which third parties may incur controlled expenditure: 10 Scottish Parliament elections 1 (1) No amount of controlled expenditure may be incurred by or on behalf of a third party during a Scottish devolved regulated period unless the third party falls within any paragraph of section 88(2) (third parties eligible to give notification). 15 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any expenses incurred by or on behalf of a third party during a Scottish devolved regulated period which do not in total exceed £700. (3) Subsections (4) and (5) apply where expenses are incurred by or on behalf of a third party in contravention of subsection (1). 20 (4) If the third party is not an individual— (a) any person who authorised the expenses to be incurred by or on behalf of the third party commits an offence if the person knew or ought reasonably to have known that the expenses would be incurred in contravention of subsection (1), and 25 (b) the third party also commits an offence. (5) If the third party is an individual, the individual commits an offence if they knew or ought reasonably to have known that the expenses would be incurred in contravention of subsection (1). (6) In this section a “Scottish devolved regulated period” means a period in relation 30 to which any limit is imposed by paragraph 5 of Schedule 10 (general elections to the Scottish Parliament).”. (3) In schedule 20 (penalties), at the appropriate place in the table insert— 33 “Section 89B(4) and (5) (incurring On summary conviction in Scotland: 34 controlled expenditure in contravention of statutory maximum 35 section 89B(1)) On indictment in Scotland: fine”. 9 Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill Part 3—Campaign finance 17 Transitional provision: offences relating to third party expenditure (1) The amendments made by section 16 have effect only in relation to a Scottish devolved regulated period beginning on or after the day on which section 16 comes fully into force. 5 (2) In subsection (1) “a Scottish devolved regulated period” means a period in relation to which any limit is imposed by paragraph 5 of schedule 10 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (general elections to the Scottish Parliament). 18 Code...
Official Report
Meeting date:
12 December 2023
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee 12 December 2023
Our remit is to promote high ethical standards and codes of conduct for councillors and members of devolved public bodies and to issue guidance on how the codes should be interpreted.
Committee reports
Date published:
24 March 2026
Legacy report of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee, Session 6 - Cross-Party Groups
This will aid in allowing a sustainable number of CPGs to be established and to ensure compliance with the Code.
Committee reports
Date published:
6 March 2025
Subordinate legislation considered by the Economy and Fair Work Committee on 5 March 2025 - Consideration by the Economy and Fair Work Committee
The Minister stated it had been a difficult balancing act and that the work of the adjudicator and the code would be reviewed after 31 March 2026, and every three years thereafter.
Committee reports
Date published:
21 October 2021
Model Code of Conduct for Members of Devolved Public Bodies - SPPA Committee Consideration
The Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Model Code of Conduct for Members of Devolved Public Bodies be approved.
Last updated:
17 February 2025
Foresight Group and Foresight Natural Capital division_Land Reform Scotland Bill_14 February 2025
If those seeking to demonstrate their contribution to nature positive and net zero can use the purchase of Peatland Code credits (or long-term contracts to acquire Peatland Code Credits) as a way of discharging their planning obligations/conditions then this could create a much needed regulatory-driven source of demand for Peatland Code units.
Official Report
Meeting date:
25 October 2023
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee 25 October 2023
I believe that, where a code of practice is associated with legislation, the work on such a code should be done through consultation once the bill is passed.
Official Report
Meeting date:
25 April 2024
Public Audit Committee 25 April 2024
It is about the application of the S codes—we ask about that every year. Every year, we see that around 37,000 codes are incorrectly applied, mainly by employers.
Official Report
Meeting date:
14 December 2022
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee 14 December 2022
We have a code of conduct, so I was struck by that, too.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
11 September 2019
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Bill
The Bill provides that any code of practice has no effect until the day appointed for the code by regulations made by the Scottish Ministers.
