Section 24 Consequential and transitional arrangements relating to Part II.

Scotland

(1)

The Secretary of State may by regulations of general application make such incidental, consequential, transitional or supplementary provision as may appear to him to be necessary or proper for the purposes or in consequence of F1regulations under this Part of this Act or for giving full effect thereto; and nothing in any other provision of this Act shall be construed as prejudicing the generality of this subsection.

(2)

Regulations under this section may apply, with or without modifications, or extend, exclude or amend, or repeal or revoke, with or without savings, any provision of a local Act or any instrument made under an Act.

(3)

A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(4)

F2Regulations under this Part of this Act may include the like provision in relation to the F3regulations as may be made by regulations of general application under this section by virtue of subsections (1) and (2) above; and nothing in any other provision of this Act shall be construed as prejudicing the generality of this subsection.

(5)

Any such F4regulations may also include provision with respect to—

(a)

the name of any altered area;

(b)

the constitution and election of public bodies in any area affected by the regulations;

(c)

the retiral of existing councillors for electoral F5wards which have been abolished or the assignment of such councillors and of other existing councillors to new or altered electoral wards, and the first election of councillors for any new or altered electoral wards;

(d)

without prejudice to paragraph (c) above, the holding of a fresh election of councillors for all electoral wards in the local government area in question in a case where substantial changes have been made to some of those wards;

(e)

the abolition or establishment, or the restriction or extension, of the jurisdiction of any public body in or over any part of the area affected by the regulations;

(f)

the register of electors to be used at any election of F6. . . councillors for any electoral F7ward affected by the regulations .

(6)

In this section and in section 25 of this Act, “public body” means a local authority, joint board or joint committee.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in s. 24(1) substituted (14.5.2021) by Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12), ss. 31(4)(a), 35; S.S.I. 2021/124, reg. 2, sch.
F2: Word in s. 24(4) substituted (14.5.2021) by Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12), ss. 31(4)(b)(i), 35; S.S.I. 2021/124, reg. 2, sch.
F3: Word in s. 24(4) substituted (14.5.2021) by Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12), ss. 31(4)(b)(ii), 35; S.S.I. 2021/124, reg. 2, sch.
F4: Word in s. 24(5) substituted (14.5.2021) by Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12), ss. 31(4)(c), 35; S.S.I. 2021/124, reg. 2, sch.
F5: Words in s. 24(5)(c)(d) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 92(6)(a); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)
F6: Words in s. 24(5)(f) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1)(2), Sch. 13 para. 92(6)(b)(i), Sch. 14; S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)(d), Sch. 2
F7: Word in s. 24(5)(f) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 92(6)(b)(ii); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)

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