The Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Elections (Scotland) Order 2002

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I GENERAL

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. PART II ELECTIONS

    1. 3.Returning officer etc.

    2. 4.Payment of expenses of returning officer

    3. 5.Election of persons as members

    4. 6.Qualification for nomination, election and holding office as a member

    5. 7.Disqualifications for nomination, election and holding office as a member

    6. 8.Filling of casual vacancies

    7. 9.Timetable

    8. 10.Notice of election

    9. 11.Nomination of candidates

    10. 12.Consent to nomination

    11. 13.Subscription of nomination paper

    12. 14.Withdrawal of candidates

    13. 15.Nomination in more than one electoral ward

    14. 16.Method of election and notice of uncontested election

    15. 17.Manner of voting at elections

    16. 18.The ballot papers

    17. 19.Absent voters

    18. 20.Closing dates for applications

    19. 21.Grant or refusal of applications

    20. 22.List kept under article 19

    21. 23.The official mark

    22. 24.Prohibition of disclosure of vote

  4. PART III ISSUE AND RECEIPT OF BALLOT PAPERS

    1. 25.Interpretation of Part III

    2. 26.Ballot papers

    3. 27.Appointment of counting agents

    4. 28.Order for issuing ballot papers

    5. 29.Notification of requirement of secrecy

    6. 30.Refusal to issue ballot paper

    7. 31.Envelopes

    8. 32.Delivery of ballot papers

    9. 33.Spoilt ballot papers and covering envelopes

    10. 34.Lost ballot papers

    11. 35.Opening of ballot box

    12. 36.Opening of covering envelopes

    13. 37.Attendance at counting of votes

    14. 38.The count

    15. 39.Re-count

    16. 40.Rejected ballot papers

    17. 41.Decisions on ballot papers

    18. 42.Equality of votes

    19. 43.Declaration of result

    20. 44.Sealing up of ballot papers

    21. 45.Delivery of documents

    22. 46.Orders for production of documents

    23. 47.Retention and public inspection of documents

    24. 48.Countermand or abandonment of poll on death of candidate

  5. PART IV MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL

    1. 49.Election expenses

    2. 50.Election returns

    3. 51.Effect of misdescription

  6. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE

      ELECTORAL WARDS

  8. Explanatory Note