The Scottish Local Government Elections Order 2011

Application of Part III of the Representation of the People Act 1983

4.  Part III(1) of the 1983 Act applies to elections of councillors for local government areas with exception of the following provisions—

(a) sections 120 to 126;

(b) section 128(3)(a) and (4);

(c) sections 130 to 133;

(d) sections 135 and 135A;

(e) section 144; and

(f) section 145A.

(1)

Part III was amended by the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c.2), Schedule 1, paragraph 20, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c.41), section 136 and Schedule 1, paragraphs 122 and 123, Schedule 17, paragraphs 2, 3, 7, 8, 9 and 10, Schedule 18, paragraphs 1, 6, 18 and 19, Schedule 21, paragraph 6 and Schedule 22, paragraph 1, the Licensing Act 2003 (c.17), Schedule 6, paragraph 8, the; Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33), Schedule 27, paragraph 84, the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, section 5, and Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4), Schedule 4, paragraph 149 and Schedule 11, paragraph 28, the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c.22), section 70, Schedule 1, paragraphs 11, 12, 120, 121, 122 and 123, the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14), sections 20 and 34 and Schedule 2, paragraphs 10, 11 and 12, the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c.15), Schedule 10, paragraph 14, S.I. 1996/675, 2001/1149 and 2007/931 and S.S.I. 2009/248.