# The Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment Order 2012, Article 2: Amendment of the Scottish Local Government Elections Order 2011


(1) The Scottish Local Government Elections Order 2011 is amended as follows.
(2) In article 5 (amendments)—
(a) after paragraph (2)(a), insert—
“(aa) in regulation 8 (notification of the requirement of secrecy), for “section 66(4) and (6) of the Representation of the People Act 1983” substitute “rule 27””; and
(b) in paragraph (3)(a) for “paragraph (1)” substitute “paragraph (2)”.
(3) In rule 61 of Schedule 1 (publication of voting information)—
(a) in paragraph (1), for “paragraphs (2) and (4)” substitute “paragraph (2)”;
(b) in paragraph (2), omit sub-paragraphs (b) to (e);
(c) after paragraph (2) insert—
“(2A) For the purposes of this rule, all postal ballot papers cast in a ward must be treated as if cast at a further polling station in that ward.”;
(d) omit paragraphs (4) and (5); and
(e) in paragraph (7) omit “and the postal ballot information”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2012/9780111015889/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-local-government-elections-amendment-order-2012/article-2
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