Section 13 Proposals for changes in local government areas.C1

F1Boundaries Scotland may, in consequence of a review conducted by F2it under this Part of this Act, make proposals to the Secretary of State for effecting changes appearing to F3Boundaries Scotland desirable in the interests of effective and convenient local government by any of the following means or any combination of those means (including the application of any of the following paragraphs to an area constituted or altered under any of those paragraphs):

(a)

the alteration of a local government area;

(b)

the constitution of a new local government area;

(c)

the abolition of a local government area;

(d)

a change of electoral arrangements for any local government area which is either consequential on any change in local government areas proposed under this section or is a change (hereafter in this Part of this Act referred to as a “substantive change”) which is independent of any change in local government areas so proposed.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 13 substituted (14.5.2021) by Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12), s. 35, sch. para. 1(2)(b); S.S.I. 2021/124, reg. 2, sch.
F2: Word in s. 13 substituted (14.5.2021) by Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12), s. 35, sch. para. 1(4)(a); S.S.I. 2021/124, reg. 2, sch.
F3: Words in s. 13 substituted (14.5.2021) by Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12), s. 35, sch. para. 1(3)(a); S.S.I. 2021/124, reg. 2, sch.

Modifications

C1: S. 13 power to transfer or modify functions conferred (30.11.2000 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by 2000 c. 41, ss. 19(3), 163(2)(3) (with s. 156(6))

Notes on Part II

Modifications

C1: Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (20.8.2004) by Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 9), ss. 4(2), 17(2); S.S.I. 2004/351, art. 2 (with art. 3)
C2: Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (4.10.2018) by Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 12), s. 20(3)(4), 31(2); S.S.I. 2018/282, reg. 2

Notes on Proposals by Boundaries Scotland

Textual amendments

F1: S. 12 cross-heading substituted (14.5.2021) by Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12), s. 35, sch. para. 1(14); S.S.I. 2021/124, reg. 2, sch.