The Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment (Denmark) Regulations 2024
S.S.I. 2024/101 · Made 26 March 2024
Representation Of The People
Made at 3.15 p.m. on 26th March 2024
Laid before the Scottish Parliament at 4.30 p.m. on 26th March 2024
Coming into force 7th May 2024
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 2 of schedule 6A of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with paragraph 2(b) of that schedule, the requirements of section 20 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010f2 have been met in respect of the Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the Participation in Certain Elections of Nationals of each Country resident in the Territory of the Other, signed in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 8 February 2024.
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Footnotes
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1973 c. 65, as amended by section 1 of the Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Foreign Nationals) Act 2022 (asp 4).
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Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Amendment of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment (Denmark) Regulations 2024 and come into force on 7 May 2024.
2Amendment of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
Paragraph 1 of schedule 6A of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 is amended as follows.
Before “Luxembourg” insert “Denmark”.
Signature
GEORGE ADAM
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
At 3.15 p.m. on 26th March 2024
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 to give effect to the Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the Participation in Certain Elections of Nationals of Each Country Resident in the Territory of the Other dated 8 February 2024.
Regulation 2 adds Denmark to the list of countries in schedule 6A of that Act for the purposes of section 29(8) of that Act. Under that section, nationals of a country included in schedule 6A who have any form of leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom are eligible to stand for election, be elected and hold office as a member of a local authority in Scotland.
No business and regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations as no impact upon business, charities or voluntary bodies is foreseen.