Paragraph 59 Retention of documents

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. 1 applied (with modifications) by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2010 Sch. 5 Pt. 3
Sch. 1 rule 58(7A)(7B) inserted by Scottish Local Government Elections 2007 art. 2
Sch. 1 Pt. 6 Form 8 substituted by Scottish Local Government Elections 2009 art. 2(1) Sch. 1
Sch. 1 Pt. 6 Form 10 substituted by Scottish Local Government Elections 2009 art. 2(1) Sch. 1
Sch. 1 Pt. 6 Form 12 substituted by Scottish Local Government Elections 2009 art. 2(1) Sch. 1

The proper officer of the council shall retain amongst the records of the council–

(a)

for one year all documents; and

(b)

for four years all electronic copies of information made under rule 56(1)(a)

relating to an election forwarded to such officer in pursuance of these rules by a returning officer, and at the expiry of that period of one or four years, as the case may be, shall, unless otherwise directed by an order of a sheriff principal or an election court, cause them to be destroyed.