{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-local-government-elections-amendment-order-2026/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-local-government-elections-amendment-order-2026/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2026/254",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-local-government-elections-amendment-order-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nMade 2nd September 2026\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 4th September 2026\nComing into force 13th November 2026\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(1) and (3A) and 16(2) of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(j) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, they have consulted the Electoral Commission.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2004 asp 9. Section 3 was relevantly amended by section 34(6) of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14) and section 45(2) of the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (asp 4)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2000 c. 41. Section 7(2)(j) was inserted by section 12 of the Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 10)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2026/254/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:29:09.610530+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}