You are in the Non-party campaigners: Scottish Parliamentary elections section Home … Non-party campaigners: Scottish Parliamentary elections … Non-party campaigners: Scottish Parliamentary elections Print this page | Print full guidance Which types of activities may be regulated? During the regulated period, spending on any of the following activities will be regulated if the activity meets the purpose test:1 the production or publication of material which is made available to the public at large or any section of the publiccanvassing and market research seeking views or information from members of the publicpress conferences and media events organised by the non-party campaignertransport in connection with publicising your campaignpublic rallies and other public eventsThe following pages provide detail on the above activities. 1. Schedule 8A, paragraph 1 Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (PPERA) ↩ Back to content at footnote 1 Last updated: 19 August 2025 Book traversal links for Non-party campaigners: Scottish Parliamentary elections Case studies Overheads, staff costs and VAT Modal Title