Acts of the Scottish Parliament

2006 asp 14

The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 22nd June 2006 and received Royal Assent on 1st August 2006

An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision in relation to the administration and conduct of local government elections; to reorganise local registration services; to amend the law in relation to the registration of births and deaths and the procedure in relation to marriages and civil partnerships; to provide for the recording of certain events occurring outwith Scotland in relation to persons who have a Scottish connection; to make available certain information and records held by the Registrar General; and for connected purposes.

(a) determine standards of performance for returning officers, and

(b) publish, in such form and in such manner as they consider appropriate, the standards so determined.

(a) must specify the returning officer or officers to whom it is issued,

(b) may require the report or reports to relate to such elections as may be specified in the direction, and

(c) may require the report or reports to be provided in a form specified in the direction.

(a) must specify the returning officer or officers to whom it relates,

(b) must specify the period to which it relates, and

(c) may specify the elections to which it relates.

(a) provide to each returning officer a copy of those parts of the assessment which relate to that returning officer, and

(b) have regard to any comments made by the returning officer regarding the factual accuracy of the assessment.

(a) may require the information to relate to such elections as may be specified in the direction, and

(b) may require the information to be provided-

(i) in such form, and

(ii) by such time,

as may be so specified.

(a) arises in connection with any function the returning officer or relevant person has in relation to the election, and

(b) is not in accordance with-

(i) provision as to the conduct of elections of councillors made in an order under section 3(1) of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 9), or

(ii) any other requirements applicable to the election.

(a) an electoral registration officer,

(b) a presiding officer,

(c) a person providing goods or services to the returning officer,

(d) a deputy of any person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b),

(e) a person appointed to assist or, in the course of the person's employment, assisting any person mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c) in connection with any function that person has in relation to the election.

(a) make relevant election documents available for inspection by members of the public, and

(b) in relation to such description of documents mentioned in paragraph (a) as the Scottish Ministers may by regulations prescribe, supply, on the request of a member of the public, copies of or extracts from the documents.

(a) a registered party,

(b) a person who was a candidate at the election.

(a) the inspection of any document in pursuance of subsection (2)(a),

(b) the supply of any document or part of a document in pursuance of subsection (2)(b),

(c) the supply of any document or part of a document in pursuance of subsection (3).

(a) as to the form in which any such document or part is supplied,

(b) for the payment of a fee in respect of the supply of a document or part.

(a) whether a person may take a copy of any document which the person is permitted to inspect,

(b) the manner in which any such copy is to be taken,

(c) the purposes for which information contained in any document or part of a document which is inspected or supplied in pursuance of subsection (2) may be used.

(a) supply that document or part to any other person,

(b) disclose to any other person any information contained in the document or part,

(c) use any such information for a purpose other than that for which the document or part was supplied to the person.

(a) which was supplied to another person in pursuance of subsection (3), or

(b) otherwise than in accordance with regulations under this section.

(a) who is an appropriate supervisor of another person who fails to comply with such a condition, and

(b) who failed to take appropriate steps,

(a) an appropriate supervisor in relation to another person is a person who is a director of a company or concerned in the management of an organisation in which the other person is employed or under whose direction or control that person is,

(b) appropriate steps are such steps as it was reasonable for the appropriate supervisor to take to secure the operation of procedures designed to prevent, so far as reasonably practicable, the occurrence of a failure to comply with the conditions.

(a) ballot papers,

(b) completed corresponding number lists,

(c) certificates as to employment on the day of the election.

(a) proceedings at the issue or receipt of postal ballot papers,

(b) proceedings at the poll,

(c) proceedings at the counting of votes.

(a) refuses an application under subsection (1), or

(b) revokes the permission granted under this section,

(a) proceedings at the issue or receipt of postal ballot papers,

(b) proceedings at the poll,

(c) proceedings at the counting of votes.

(a) at the same time, give reasons for the revocation to the nominated member,

(b) as soon as practicable, give the reasons to the organisation.

"observers" means persons entitled to exercise the rights conferred by section 8(2) or 9(3),

"a relevant officer" means-

(a) in the case of proceedings at a polling station, the presiding officer,

(b) in the case of any other proceedings, the returning officer,

(c) such other person as a person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) authorises for the purposes of the proceedings mentioned in that paragraph.

(a) specify the manner in which applications under sections 8(1) and 9(1) are to be made to the returning officer,

(b) specify the manner in which decisions and reasons must be given by the returning officer under sections 8(5) and 9(6) and (8),

(c) give guidance to returning officers as to the criteria to be taken into account by them in determining applications under sections 8(1) and 9(1),

(d) give guidance to returning officers as to the criteria to be taken into account by them in determining whether to revoke any permission under section 8(4) or 9(7),

(e) give guidance to relevant officers as to the exercise of the power conferred by section 10(1),

(f) give guidance to such officers as to the exercise, in relation to observers, of any power under any enactment to control the number of persons present at any proceedings relating to a local government election,

(g) give guidance to returning officers and observers on the exercise of the rights conferred by sections 8(2) and 9(3).

(a) lay the code before the Scottish Parliament, and

(b) publish the code in such manner as they may determine.

(a) after "prevents" insert ", or intends to impede or prevent,", and

(b) after "prevails upon" insert ", or intends so to compel, induce or prevail upon,".

(a) in section 9B of the 1983 Act (anonymous registration), subsection (9),

(b) in section 128 of the 1983 Act (presentation of petition questioning local election), subsection (1B),

(c) in Schedule 4 to the 2000 Act (absent voting)-

(i) in paragraph 3, sub-paragraph (3A),

(ii) in paragraph 4, sub-paragraph (2B),

(iii) in paragraph 5, sub-paragraph (5), and

(iv) in paragraph 7, sub-paragraph (8B).

(a) paragraph 3(1) or (2) (applications to vote by post or proxy at elections for a definite or indefinite period),

(b) paragraph 4(1) or (2) (applications to vote by post or proxy at a particular election),

(c) paragraph 7(4) (applications to vote by post as proxy).

(a) to provide a signature because-

(i) of any disability the applicant has, or

(ii) the applicant is unable to read or write, or

(b) to sign in a consistent and distinctive way because of any such disability or inability.

(a) their dates of birth, and

(b) except in cases where the officer has, under subsection (5), dispensed with the requirement for a signature, their signatures.

(a) who is included in the record kept under paragraph 3(4) or 7(6) (record of persons granted applications to vote by post or proxy or by post as proxy for definite or indefinite period) of Schedule 4 to the 2000 Act, and

(b) whose signature is shown on the record kept under section 21(6).

(a) enabling the registration officer, in such circumstances as may be prescribed in the regulations, to require any person to whom this section applies to provide a fresh signature,

(b) as to the consequences of such a person refusing or failing, in such circumstances as may be so prescribed, to comply with such a requirement.

(a) provide the returning officer for a local government election in Scotland with a copy of any information contained in records kept by the officer under section 21(6) in relation to any electors at the election, or

(b) give the returning officer access to such information.

(a) any other registration officer if the officer disclosing it thinks that to do so will assist the other officer in the performance of the other officer's duties,

(b) any person exercising functions in relation to the preparation or conduct of legal proceedings under the Representation of the People Acts or any other enactment relating to the conduct of elections, or

(c) such other persons, and for such purposes, as the Scottish Ministers may by regulations prescribe.

(a) enabling the registration officer, in such circumstances as may be prescribed in the regulations, to require an existing absent voter to provide the officer with the voter's signature and date of birth,

(b) as to the consequences of such a voter refusing or failing, in such circumstances as may be so prescribed, to comply with such a requirement.

(a) in paragraph 2 (manner of voting at parliamentary or local government elections), before sub-paragraph (7) insert-

(b) in paragraph 7 (voting as proxy), at end insert-

(a) before sub-paragraph (6) insert-

(b) in sub-paragraph (6), paragraph (a) and the "or" following it, so far as applying in relation to a local government election in Scotland, are repealed.

(a) the procedure to be followed in the preparation of any special lists or records required by the 1983 Act in connection with a local government election, and

(b) the time, place and manner of publication of such special lists or records.

(a) in section 65 (tampering with nomination papers, ballot papers etc.), in subsection (1)(b), after "or any" insert "postal voting statement or",

(b) in section 66 (requirement of secrecy), in each of the following provisions, after "number" insert "or other unique identifying mark"-

(i) subsection (2)(a),

(ii) subsection (3)(c),

(iii) subsection (4)(b) and (c), and

(iv) subsection (5).

(a) in subsection (5A), the words "to subsection (5B) below and", and

(b) subsection (5B).

(a) in subsection (1), the words "to subsection (3) and", and

(b) subsection (3).

"the 1983 Act" means the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c.2),

"the 2000 Act" means the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c.2).

(a) does not apply to any reference to "enactment", and

(b) is subject to section 7(9).

(a) in subsection (1), for "each registration district in their area" there is substituted "their registration district";

(b) in subsection (1)(a), for "any registration district in their area" there is substituted "their registration district";

(c) in subsection (1)(c), for "any registration district in their area" there is substituted "their registration district";

(d) in subsection (8), for "any", where first occurring, there is substituted "their"; and

(e) in subsection (11)(a), the words "or in a scheme under the last foregoing section" and "or of any such scheme" are repealed.

(a) in subsection (1), for "each registration district in their area" there is substituted "their registration district"; and

(b) in subsection (4)-

(i) for "each registration district in their area" there is substituted "their registration district";

(ii) for "the office" there is substituted "those premises"; and

(iii) for "the last foregoing subsection" there is substituted "subsection (3) above".

(a) in subsection (1)-

(i) for the words from "attend" to "registrar", where secondly occurring, there is substituted "give to the district registrar for a registration district information of the prescribed particulars concerning the birth"; and

(ii) in the proviso, the words "and the signing of the register" are repealed;

(b) after subsection (1) there is inserted-

(c) in subsection (3), the words "or the last foregoing" are repealed.

(a) in subsection (1)-

(i) for "registrar", where first occurring, there is substituted "district registrar for the registration district in which the child was found";

(ii) for the words "particulars required to be registered" there is substituted "prescribed particulars"; and

(iii) for "sign the register" there is substituted "attest, in the prescribed manner, the birth registration form concerning the birth"; and

(b) in subsection (2)-

(i) for "signed" there is substituted "attested in the prescribed manner"; and

(ii) for "register" there is substituted "birth registration form concerning the birth".

(a) in subsection (1)-

(i) for "particulars required to be registered" there is substituted "prescribed particulars";

(ii) for "registrar", where first occurring, there is substituted "district registrar for a registration district";

(iii) after "the", where sixthly occurring, there is inserted "district"; and

(iv) in paragraph (c), for "sign the register" there is substituted "attest, in the prescribed manner, the birth registration form concerning the birth";

(b) in subsection (2), after "the", where fourthly occurring, there is inserted "said"; and

(c) in subsection (3), after "the", where first occurring, there is inserted "said".

(a) in subsection (1), for "a registrar" there is substituted "the district registrar for a registration district"; and

(b) after that subsection there is inserted-

(a) in subsection (1)-

(i) for "registrar" there is substituted "district registrar for the registration district";

(ii) for "register" there is substituted "birth registration form concerning the birth"; and

(iii) in paragraph (a), for "sign the register" there is substituted "attest, in the prescribed manner, the birth registration form";

(b) in subsection (1A)-

(i) for "registrar", where first occurring, there is substituted "district registrar for the registration district"; and

(ii) for "signing of the register" there is substituted "attesting of the birth registration form concerning the birth"; and

(c) in subsection (2), for "register" there is substituted "birth registration form concerning the birth".

(a) for "registrar" there is substituted "district registrar for a registration district"; and

(b) in paragraph (a)-

(i) for "deliver" there is substituted "produce"; and

(ii) for "signed", in both places where it occurs, there is substituted "attested in the prescribed manner".

(a) the words from "give" to the end become paragraph (a); and

(b) after that paragraph there is inserted"; or

(a) for "registrar" there is substituted "district registrar for a registration district"; and

(b) after "registered" there is inserted "or, if the person so requests, deliver such a certificate on that person's behalf to a keeper or other person having charge of a place of interment nominated by that person".

(a) in subsection (1)-

(i) in paragraph (c), after "another", where secondly occurring, there is inserted "and subject to subsection (1B) below";

(ii) for the words from "Registrar", where first occurring, to "birth", where first occurring, there is substituted "birth may, where subsection (1A) below applies, be re-registered";

(iii) for the words from "Provided" to "birth", where secondly occurring, there is substituted-

(iv) for "this subsection" there is substituted "subsection (1) above"; and

(b) subsection (3) is repealed.

(a) the words "prescribing fees for the purposes of this Act" become paragraph (a) of that subsection; and

(b) after "Act" there is inserted-

(a) in subsection (1)-

(i) the words "to attend personally at a registration office and give to the registrar" are repealed;

(ii) after "finding," there is inserted "give";

(iii) for "and to sign the register in the presence of the registrar" there is substituted "to the district registrar for a registration district"; and

(iv) in the proviso, the words "and the signing of the register" are repealed;

(b) after subsection (1) there is inserted-

(c) in subsection (2), the words "or the last foregoing" are repealed.

(a) in subsection (1)-

(i) for "registrar" there is substituted "district registrar for a registration district"; and

(ii) for "signed" there is substituted "attested, in the prescribed manner,"; and

(b) in subsection (2)-

(i) for "signed" there is substituted "attested, in the prescribed manner,"; and

(ii) for "registrar" there is substituted "district registrar for a registration district".

(a) in subsection (1)-

(i) for "particulars required to be registered" there is substituted "prescribed particulars";

(ii) for "registrar", where first occurring, there is substituted "district registrar for a registration district";

(iii) after "the", where ninthly occurring, there is inserted "district"; and

(iv) in paragraph (c), for "sign the register" there is substituted "attest, in the prescribed manner, the death registration form concerning the death";

(b) in subsection (2), after "the", where fourthly occurring, there is inserted "said"; and

(c) in subsection (3), after "the", where first occurring, there is inserted "said".

(a) in subsection (1), for "a registrar" there is substituted "the district registrar for a registration district"; and

(b) after that subsection there is inserted-

(a) in subsection (1), for "registrar" there is substituted "district registrar for a registration district"; and

(b) in subsection (3), for "registrar of the registration district in which the death occurred" there is substituted "district registrar for a registration district".

(a) after subsection (1) there is inserted-

(b) in subsection (2), for "the foregoing subsection" there is substituted "subsection (1) above".

(a) after "entries" there is inserted "in a register"; and

(b) the words "of the registers" are repealed.

(a) in subsection (3), the words "and in issuing an abbreviated certificate in respect of such entry"; and

(b) in subsection (4), the words "or in any abbreviated certificate of birth".

(a) the existing provision becomes subsection (1) of that section; and

(b) after that subsection there is inserted-

(a) in subsection (3)-

(i) the words from "upon" to "applicant" are repealed;

(ii) after "shall" there is inserted ", where, within two years from the date of the birth of the child, an application in the prescribed form is made to the Registrar General in respect of that matter by the qualified applicant,"; and

(iii) for "certificate", where secondly occurring, there is substituted "application"; and

(b) in each of subsections (4) and (5), the following are repealed-

(i) paragraph (a);

(ii) the word "and" where it occurs immediately after that paragraph; and

(iii) paragraph (b).

(a) after "district", where first occurring, there is inserted ", is in Scottish waters instead of a registration district or is in a registration district instead of Scottish waters"; and

(b) in paragraph (a), the words "for the district in which the marriage is to be solemnised" are repealed.

(a) in subsection (1)-

(i) at the end of paragraph (a), "or" is repealed; and

(ii) at the end of paragraph (b), there is inserted"; or

(b) after subsection (6) there is inserted-

(a) in subsection (1)-

(i) the words "of places in their areas in which civil marriages may be solemnised" become paragraph (a); and

(ii) at the end of that paragraph there is inserted"; or

(b) in subsection (2)-

(i) in paragraph (a), after "place" there is inserted "or vessel";

(ii) in paragraph (c), after "places" there is inserted "or vessels";

(iii) in paragraph (f)(i), after "places" there is inserted "or vessels"; and

(iv) in paragraph (j), after "places" there is inserted "and vessels"; and

(c) in subsection (9), for the words from the beginning to "instrument", where secondly occurring, there is substituted "Subject to subsection (10) below, a statutory instrument containing regulations made under subsection (1) above".

(a) for paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (4) there are substituted-

(b) after subsection (4) there is inserted-

(a) in subsection (1), for "subsection (2)" there is substituted "subsections (2) and (2A)";

(b) in subsection (2)-

(i) the definition of "district registrar" is repealed; and

(ii) after the definition of "religious body" there are inserted the following definitions-

(c) after subsection (2) there is inserted-

(a) for subsection (2) there is substituted-

(b) after subsection (3) there is inserted-

(a) in subsection (1), for "accompanied by" there is substituted "and";

(b) in subsection (3), for "attach to that document" there is substituted "also submit"; and

(c) after subsection (3), there is inserted-

(a) in subsection (1)-

(i) for "be accompanied by" there is substituted "not be treated as submitted until there has also been produced to the registrar"; and

(ii) for "signed" there is substituted "attested in the prescribed manner"; and

(b) after subsection (1) (submission in writing of objection to marriage) there is inserted-

(a) the existing section becomes subsection (1) of that section; and

(b) after that subsection there is inserted-

(a) in subsection (2), for the words from "outwith" to the end there is substituted"-

(b) after subsection (4) there is inserted-

(a) in subsection (1), the words "and accompanied by the prescribed fee" are omitted;

(b) in subsection (2), for the words from the beginning, to the end of paragraph (a), there is substituted-

(c) in subsection (5), for "sign" there is substituted "attest in the prescribed manner"; and

(d) after subsection (5) there is inserted-

(a) for "submitted to" there is substituted "received by";

(b) for "the day on which they are submitted" there is substituted "such receipt";

(c) for "submitted", where thirdly occurring, there is substituted "received"; and

(d) for "the day on which the first is submitted" there is substituted "the first is received".

(a) after subsection (1) there is inserted-

(b) in subsection (2)-

(i) for "be accompanied by" there is substituted "not be treated as submitted until there has also been produced to the registrar"; and

(ii) for "signed" there is substituted "attested in the prescribed manner".

(a) in the entry for the Savings Bank Act 1887, for "section 10" there is inserted "sections 10 and 10B(2)"; and

(b) in the entry for the Social Security Administration Act 1992, for "section 124(3)" there is inserted "sections 124(3) and 124B(1)".

(a) a person's birth, where-

(i) the birth occurred outside Scotland; and

(ii) the person falls within subsection (4);

(b) a person's death, where-

(i) the death occurred outside Scotland; and

(ii) the person falls within subsection (4) or (5);

(c) a marriage, where-

(i) the marriage occurred outside Scotland; and

(ii) at least one of the parties falls within subsection (4) or (5);

(d) the formation in a part of the United Kingdom other than Scotland, of a civil partnership, where at least one of the parties falls within subsection (4) or (5);

(e) the entering into of an overseas relationship, where at least one of the parties falls within subsection (4) or (5);

(f) a divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership (formed in any part of the United Kingdom) or overseas relationship, where-

(i) the divorce or dissolution occurred outside Scotland; and

(ii) at least one of the parties to the divorce or dissolution falls within subsection (4) or (5).

(a) a reference to an event occurring outside Scotland is a reference to its occurring in any other part of the United Kingdom or elsewhere; and

(b) "overseas relationship" has the meaning given by section 212 of the 2004 Act.

(a) one of the person's parents or grandparents was born in Scotland; or

(b) there is an entry in the BSC in respect of any event relating to one of the person's parents or grandparents.

(a) the person was born in Scotland; or

(b) the person was normally resident in Scotland at the time of the event.

(a) an application has been made for the recording of the event;

(b) the application is in the prescribed form;

(c) such fees as may be prescribed are paid;

(d) such documents as may be prescribed are submitted; and

(e) the Registrar General considers it appropriate to do so.

(a) search (or permit the person to search) the BSC index; and

(b) issue to the person a copy of an entry in the BSC.

(a) a copy of such of, or such parts of, the BSC as the Registrar General may determine; and

(b) an index of that material.

(a) a copy is to be made by such means as the Registrar General may determine; and

(b) different arrangements and determinations may be made in respect of different registration districts.

(a) search (or permit the person to search) the index to which the registrar has access by virtue of subsection (7)(b); and

(b) issue to the person a copy or extract of any of the material so indexed.

(a) a register of births, still-births, deaths or marriages transmitted to the Registrar General under the 1965 Act or any enactment repealed by that Act;

(b) a Register of Corrections Etc. or a civil partnership register transmitted to the Registrar General under the 1965 Act;

(c) the Register of Divorces;

(d) the Register of Dissolutions of Civil Partnership.

(a) information contained in-

(i) the registers of births and deaths transmitted to the Registrar General under the 1965 Act;

(ii) the Adopted Children Register;

(b) such information as the Registrar General may direct a Health Board or the Common Services Agency to provide for the purposes of the creation and maintenance of the register referred to in subsection (1);

(c) information contained in a register of births, deaths or adoptions held by the Registrar General for England and Wales;

(d) information contained in a register held by a Minister of the Crown or a government department which is a register of individuals which exists for the same purpose as, or a similar purpose to, a register created under subsection (1);

(e) information contained in a register held by the Northern Ireland Central Services Agency for the Health and Social Services which is a register of individuals which exists for the same purpose as, or a similar purpose to, a register created under subsection (1);

(f) such other information held by such persons, or persons within such descriptions, or contained in such places as may be prescribed.

(a) the person's name and surname and any previous names or surnames;

(b) the person's sex;

(c) the person's date of birth;

(d) a reference code indicating the Health Board which made the arrangements in consequence of which the person is presently provided with primary medical services (that expression being construed in accordance with the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c.29));

(e) a reference code indicating any Health Board which made arrangements in consequence of which the person was previously provided with such services;

(f) a reference code indicating any body having, or having had, for an area in England or Wales, functions the same as, or similar to, those of a Health Board, in whose area is, or was, situated-

(i) any general medical practitioner practice with which the person was previously registered; or

(ii) the premises whose address was recorded for the purposes of such a registration as being the person's home address;

(g) a reference code indicating that the person was previously registered with a general medical practitioner practice in Northern Ireland;

(h) such reference numbers relating uniquely to the person as the Registrar General may determine; and

(i) such other information about the person as may be prescribed.

(a) a register of births, still-births, deaths or marriages transmitted to the Registrar General under the 1965 Act or any enactment repealed by that Act;

(b) a civil partnership register transmitted to the Registrar General under the 1965 Act;

(c) the Register of Divorces;

(d) the Register of Dissolutions of Civil Partnership;

(e) a parochial register;

(f) the Register of Corrections Etc.;

(g) the BSC;

(h) a register created under section 57(1);

(i) a document containing census information which is personal census information ("census information" and "personal census information" having the meanings given to those expressions by section 8(7) of the Census Act 1920 (c.41));

(j) a document containing information obtained by virtue of the Population Statistics Act 1938 (c.12);

(k) the Adopted Children Register or a register or book kept under section 45(4) of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 (c.28);

(l) the Gender Recognition Register.

(a) search the index maintained under subsection (3) (or permit the person to do so); and

(b) issue to the person a copy or extract of any of the material so indexed.

(a) a copy of such of, or such parts of, the accessible material as may be prescribed; and

(b) an index of that material.

(a) a copy is to be made by such means as the Registrar General may determine; and

(b) different arrangements and determinations may be made in respect of different registration districts.

(a) search (or permit the person to search) the index to which the registrar has access by virtue of subsection (6)(b); and

(b) issue to the person a copy of any of the material so indexed.

(a) the proviso to section 7(7) is repealed; and

(b) in section 12 (fees: accounting of district registrars)-

(i) the word "and", where secondly occurring, is repealed; and

(ii) after "1977" there is inserted "and Part 2 of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14)".

"prescribed" means prescribed by regulations made by the Registrar General with the approval of the Scottish Ministers;

"the 1965 Act" means the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (c.49);

"the 1977 Act" means the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 (c.15); and

"the 2004 Act" means the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33).

(a) different provision for different purposes; and

(b) supplemental, incidental, consequential, transitory, transitional or saving provision.

(a) regulations under section 5(2)(b), (4), (5) or (8); or

(b) an order under section 62(1)(a) containing provision which adds to, replaces or omits any part of the text of an Act.

(a) make supplemental, incidental or consequential provision for the purposes of, for giving full effect to, or in consequence of, any provision of this Act;

(b) make provision for transitory, transitional or savings purposes in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act.

(a) in subsection (1)(b), for "section 90A(1)" substitute "section 90ZB(2)",

(b) in subsection (2), the words "(determined in accordance with section 90B below)" are repealed,

(c) in subsection (3), for "sections 90A to" substitute "section 90ZB and".

(a) the word "or" immediately following paragraph (c) is repealed,

(b) after paragraph (c) insert-

(a) in subsection (2)(c), after "section 75(2)" insert "or 75A(6)",

(b) in subsection (9)-

(i) for "subsection (3)" substitute "subsection (4A)", and

(ii) the words "of each such matter" are repealed.

(a) in subsection (1), after "section 75," insert "75A,",

(b) in subsection (3), after "section 75" insert "or 75A".