Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Representation of the People (Variation of Limits of Candidates' Local Government Election Expenses) (Scotland) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1st April 2005.
(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.
Variation of expenses limits at a local government election
2. The maximum amounts of a candidate’s election expenses at a local government election in Scotland shall be varied by substituting for the sums “£242” and “4.7p” in section 76(2)(b)(ii) of the Representation of the People Act 1983(1), the sums “£600” and “5p”, respectively.
Revocation
3. The Representation of the People (Variation of Limits of Candidates' Local Government Election Expenses) (Scotland) Order 2003(2) is hereby revoked.
TOM McCABE
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
1st March 2005