The Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment Rules 2002

Amendment of the Scottish Local Government Elections Rules 2002

3.—(1) The Scottish Local Government Elections Rules 2002(1) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 1 (revocations), after the number “2213” there shall be inserted the words “The Scottish Local Elections Amendment Rules 1990 S.I. 1990/262”.

(3) In the rules in Schedule 2–

(a) in rule 31(1)(b) for the word “ability” there shall be substituted “inability”; and

(b) in rule 38(3)(a) for the words “electoral ward” there shall be substituted “local government area”.

(4) In the Appendix of Forms in Schedule 2, for the form of notice of election referred to in rule 3 there shall be substituted the form set out in the Schedule to these Rules.

(5) In Schedule 3–

(a) in paragraph 4, for the number “(5)” there shall be substituted “(4)”; and

(b) in paragraph 17, for the words “counting of votes” there shall be substituted “counting of the votes”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2002/457.