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PART 1General reforms

Term lengths

2Dates of Scottish local government elections

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(a)subsections (1A) and (1B) are repealed,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