Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Scottish Local Government Elections Rules 2002.

(2) These Rules shall come into force on 13th November 2002 except for the purposes of any election where the last day for the publication of the notice of election in respect of that election precedes that date.

These Rules shall come into force on 13th November 2002 except for the purposes of any election where the last day for the publication of the notice of election in respect of that election precedes that date.

(3) These Rules shall extend to Scotland only.