Amendment of the Scottish Local Government Elections Order 20112.

(1)

The Scottish Local Government Elections Order 20114 is amended as follows.

(2)

In article 5 (amendments)—

(a)

after paragraph (2)(a), insert—

“(aa)

in regulation 8 (notification of the requirement of secrecy), for “section 66(4) and (6) of the Representation of the People Act 1983” substitute “rule 27””; and

(b)

in paragraph (3)(a) for “paragraph (1)” substitute “paragraph (2)”.

(3)

In rule 61 of Schedule 1 (publication of voting information)—

(a)

in paragraph (1), for “paragraphs (2) and (4)” substitute “paragraph (2)”;

(b)

in paragraph (2), omit sub-paragraphs (b) to (e);

(c)

after paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A)

For the purposes of this rule, all postal ballot papers cast in a ward must be treated as if cast at a further polling station in that ward.”;

(d)

omit paragraphs (4) and (5); and

(e)

in paragraph (7) omit “and the postal ballot information”.