Article 2 Amendment of the Representation of the People Act 1983

The Representation of the People Act 1983^f1 is amended in accordance with this article.

After section 87A (duty of appropriate officer to forward returns and declarations to Electoral Commission)^f2, insert—

“Scottish local government elections: duty of appropriate officer to forward returns and declarations to Electoral Commission

87B.

Where the appropriate officer receives any return or declaration under section 75A, 81 or 82 in respect of a local government election in Scotland, the appropriate officer must, if so requested by the Electoral Commission, deliver to the Commission a copy of—

(a)

the return or declaration, and

(b)

any accompanying documents.”.