(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order increases the maximum amounts of candidates' election expenses at local government elections in Scotland.
The increases are such as are expedient having regard to the changes in the value of money since the last occasion on which the maximum amounts were varied for Scottish local government elections. The last occasion was 16th March 1997 when the Representation of the People (Variation of Limits of Candidates' Election Expenses) Order 1997 was made.
The maximum amount of a candidates' election expenses is made up of a fixed amount (expressed in pounds) plus a sum expressed in pence (and fractions of pence) for each entry in the register of electors.