The Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment Rules 2002
S.S.I. 2002/522 · Made 28 November 2002
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REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
Made 28th November 2002
Laid before Parliament 28th November 2002
Coming into force 19th December 2002
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 42 of the Representation of the People Act 1983f1, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Rules:
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f1
1983 c. 2. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).
The Scottish Local Government Elections Rules 2002f1 shall be amended as follows.
(2)
In Schedule 1 (revocations), after the number “2213” there shall be inserted the words “The Scottish Local Elections Amendment Rules 1990 S.I. 1990/262”.
(3)
In the rules in Schedule 2–
(a)
in rule 31(1)(b) for the word “ability” there shall be substituted “inability”; and
(b)
in rule 38(3)(a) for the words “electoral ward” there shall be substituted “local government area”.
(4)
In the Appendix of Forms in Schedule 2, for the form of notice of election referred to in rule 3 there shall be substituted the form set out in the Schedule to these Rules.
(5)
In Schedule 3–
(a)
in paragraph 4, for the number “(5)” there shall be substituted “(4)”; and
(b)
in paragraph 17, for the words “counting of votes” there shall be substituted “counting of the votes”.
