Paragraph 1 Timetable
Subject to paragraphs (2) to (4), the proceedings at the election must be conducted in accordance with the following table—
Timetable
Proceeding | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Publication of notice of election | Not earlier than the thirty-fifth day before the date of the poll and not later than the twenty-eighth day before the date of the poll. |
| 2. | Delivery of nomination papers | Not later than 4 p.m. on any day after the date of the publication of the notice of election but not later than the twenty-third day before the date of the poll. |
| 3. | Delivery of notice of withdrawal of nomination | Within the time for the delivery of nomination papers at the election. |
| 4. | Notice in case of uncontested election and notice of poll in contested election | As soon as practicable after the deadline for withdrawal of nominations. |
| 5. | Polling | Between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. on the date of the poll. |
At any election held under section 37 (filling of casual vacancies) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973f1, the timetable in paragraph (1) shall apply subject to any modifications necessary to secure completion of the proceedings listed in items 1 to 4 in the first column of that timetable, before the date fixed as the day of election by the returning officer under subsection (1) of that section.
At any election held under rule 63 or rule 65 (countermand or abandonment of poll on death of candidate), the timetable in paragraph (1) shall apply subject to any modifications necessary to secure completion of the proceedings listed in items 1 to 4 in the first column of that timetable, before the date fixed as the day of election by the returning officer under that rule.
At any election held under section 45 (non‑election of local authority etc.) of the 1983 Act, the timetable in paragraph (1) shall be subject to any direction made by the Scottish Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred by that section.
Annotations
Footnotes
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