Article 3 Amendment of the Scottish Local Elections Rules 1986

(1)

The rules in Schedule 2 to the Scottish Local Elections Rules 1986^f1 shall be amended as follows.

(2)

In rule 7(7) (decisions as to validity of nomination papers) the word “paper” shall be omitted.

(3)

In the Appendix of forms, in the form of the nomination paper–

(a)

in the front of the form–

(i)

in sub-paragraph (b) of the declaration made by local government electors no minating a candidate, after the words “on the back hereof” there shall be added the words “and is not disqualified for election by reason of holding a politically restricted post within the meaning of Part I of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, under a local authority, within the meaning of that Part.”;

(ii)

in the declaration as to disqualification for being nominated, after the words “printed overleaf” there shall be added the words “and I am not disqualified for election by reason of holding a politically restricted post within the meaning of Part I of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, under a local authority, within the meaning of that Part.”; and

(iii)

in Note 1, after the reference “(S.I. 1986/2213)” there shall be added the words “, the Scottish Local Elections Amendment Rules 1990 (S.I. 1990/262) and to the disqualification provisions relating to persons holding politically restricted posts under a local authority contained in Part I of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.”.

(b)

in the back of the form, after the words “Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973” there shall be added the words “, as amended from time to time, and of section 1(1) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.”.

(4)

In the Appendix of forms, in the form of declaration of identity –

(a)

in the front of the form–

(i)

the words “(or mark)” and “(or marked)” shall be omitted, and

(ii)

for the words “(CAPITAL LETTERS)” in both places where they occur, there shall be substituted the words “(WRITE CLEARLY)”; and

(b)

in the back of the form–

(i)

in paragraph 1, the words “(or mark)” shall be omitted, and

(ii)

in paragraph 4, the words “, in order to be counted,” shall be omitted.

(5)

In the Appendix of forms, in the form of elector’s official poll card, for the first paragraph on the back of the card there shall be substituted –

“This card is for information only. You can vote without it, but it will save time if you take it to the polling station and show it to the clerk there.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1986/2213.