# The Scottish Local Government Elections Order 2007, Paragraph 59: Retention of documents


The proper officer of the council shall retain amongst the records of the council–
(a) for one year all documents; and
(b) for four years all electronic copies of information made under rule 56(1)(a)
relating to an election forwarded to such officer in pursuance of these rules by a returning officer, and at the expiry of that period of one or four years, as the case may be, shall, unless otherwise directed by an order of a sheriff principal or an election court, cause them to be destroyed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2007/0110714245/schedule/1/paragraph/59 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scottish-local-government-elections-order-2007/schedule-1/paragraph-59
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