Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 (asp 12)

Valid from 01/10/2020

PART 1 S General reforms

Term lengths S

Valid from 14/05/2021

2 Dates of Scottish local government elections S

(1) In section 5 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (elections and term of office of councillors)—

(a) subsections (1A) and (1B) are repealed,

(b) in subsection (1C), for “fourth” substitute “ fifth ”.

(2) In section 43 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (day of ordinary local elections in Scotland etc.), in subsection (1C) for “5(1A) or (1B)” substitute “ 5(1C) ”.