The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers) (Scotland) Order 1996
S.I. 1996/753 · Made 7 March 1996
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
Made 7th March 1996
Coming into force 1st April 1996
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 9(2) of, and paragraph 4(2)(b) of Schedule 1 to, the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1978f1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1978 c. 10; The citation of this Act has been amended by section 3(1)(b) and (2)(b) of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 58) on the coming into force of the Single European Act (Cmnd.9758) on 1st July 1987; Paragraph 4(2) has been amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 8 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2), by section 3(1)(b) of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986 and by paragraph 110 of Schedule 13 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39).
Contents
- 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
- 2Returning Officers
- 3Revocation
- Signature
- Schedule RETURNING OFFICERS FOR THOSE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES SITUATED IN MORE THAN ONE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement and interpretation
This Order may be cited as the European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers) (Scotland) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996.
In this Order—
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“local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;
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“local government area” means the area of a local authority; and
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references to European Parliamentary constituencies are references to the European Parliamentary constituencies established by the European Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1984f1.
2Returning Officers
In the case of each of the European Parliamentary Constituencies named in the first column of the Schedule to this Order, being constituencies situated in more than one local government area, the returning officer for an European Parliamentary Election shall be the person who, under section 41 of the Representation of the People Act 1983f1, is, or may discharge the functions of, the returning officer at elections of councillors for the local authority for the local government area named opposite thereto in the second column of the said Schedule.
3Revocation
The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers) (Scotland) Order 1984f1 is hereby revoked.
Signature
James Douglas-Hamilton
Minister of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
7th March 1996
RETURNING OFFICERS FOR THOSE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES SITUATED IN MORE THAN ONE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
| 1 | 2 |
|---|---|
| European Parliamentary constituency | local government area |
| Glasgow | City of Glasgow |
| Highlands and Islands | Highland |
| Lothians | City of Edinburgh |
| Mid Scotland and Fife | Fife |
| North East Scotland | Aberdeen City |
| South of Scotland | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Strathclyde East | North Lanarkshire |
| Strathclyde West | Renfrewshire |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order is consequential on the reorganisation of local government in Scotland and directs who shall be the returning officer for an European Parliamentary election in the case of those European Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland which are situated in more than one of the local government areas established by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39). The Order comes into force on 1st April 1996 being the date on which the new local government areas are to have effect in Scotland.
The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers) (Scotland) Order 1984 (S.I. 1984/623), by which returning officers are at present designated for European Parliamentary constituencies which are situated in more than one region or islands area, is revoked.