Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973

Amendment of list of countries U.K.

[F1 2 The Scottish Ministers must by regulations add a country to the list in paragraph 1 where—

(a) the United Kingdom and the country intend to become parties to a relevant treaty, and

(b) section 20 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (treaties to be laid before Parliament before ratification) applies in relation to the relevant treaty and the requirements of that section have been met such that the relevant treaty may be ratified.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 6A inserted (20.7.2022) by Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Foreign Nationals) Act 2022 (asp 4), ss. 1(3), 3