1Year of local government elections
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(1)In section 5 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39) (elections etc. of councillors), after subsection (1) insert—
“(1A)Following the ordinary election of councillors held in 2007 the next ordinary election of councillors shall take place in 2012.
(1B)After the ordinary election of councillors in 2012 the next ordinary election shall take place in 2017, and ordinary elections shall take place every fourth year after that.”.
(2)The schedule to this Act, which contains consequential modifications and the repeal of certain enactments already obsolete or unnecessary, has effect.