The Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment Order 2012

Amendment of the Scottish Local Government Elections Order 2011

2.—(1) The Scottish Local Government Elections Order 2011(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 5 (amendments)—

(a) after paragraph (2)(a), insert—

“(aa) in regulation 8 (notification of the requirement of secrecy), for “section 66(4) and (6) of the Representation of the People Act 1983” substitute “rule 27””; and

(b) in paragraph (3)(a) for “paragraph (1)” substitute “paragraph (2)”.

(3) In rule 61 of Schedule 1 (publication of voting information)—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “paragraphs (2) and (4)” substitute “paragraph (2)”;

(b) in paragraph (2), omit sub-paragraphs (b) to (e);

(c) after paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A) For the purposes of this rule, all postal ballot papers cast in a ward must be treated as if cast at a further polling station in that ward.”;

(d) omit paragraphs (4) and (5); and

(e) in paragraph (7) omit “and the postal ballot information”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2011/399.