# The Scottish Parliament (Regional Returning Officers) (Scotland) Order 1999

S.I. 1999/270 · made 4 February 1999

This Order designates persons to be the regional returning officers for each region in relation to the Scottish Parliament. The regional returning officer for each region will perform functions, conferred by or under the Scotland Act 1998 in relation to the election and return of regional members of the Scottish Parliament.

Made under: Scotland Act 1998 (Section 12)

## Introductory text

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
DEVOLUTION, SCOTLAND
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
Made 4th February 1999
Coming into force 8th February 1999
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 12(6) of the Scotland Act 1998, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Scottish Parliament (Regional Returning Officers) (Scotland) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 8th February 1999.
(2) In this Order–
“local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994; and
“local government area” means the area of a local authority.

## 2 Regional returning officers

For the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998, the person designated as the regional returning officer for a region specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Order shall be the person who, under section 41 of the Representation of the People Act 1983, is the returning officer at elections of councillors for the local authority for the local government area specified in the corresponding entry in the second column of that Schedule.

## Signature

Henry McLeish
Minister of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
4th February 1999

## REGIONAL RETURNING OFFICERS FOR THE REGIONS OF THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

1
2
Region
Local government area
Central Scotland
North Lanarkshire
Glasgow
Glasgow City
Highlands and Islands
Highland
Mid Scotland and Fife
Fife
North East Scotland
Aberdeen City
South of Scotland
Dumfries and Galloway
West of Scotland
Renfrewshire

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order designates persons to be the regional returning officers for each region in relation to the Scottish Parliament. The regional returning officer for each region will perform functions, conferred by or under the Scotland Act 1998 in relation to the election and return of regional members of the Scottish Parliament.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/270 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliament-regional-returning-officers-scotland-order-1999
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