Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 17 U.K. Amendments relating to election petitions

Consequences of finding by election court of corrupt or illegal practice U.K.

7 U.K. In section 159 (candidate reported guilty of corrupt or illegal practice)—

(a) subsection (2) shall be omitted, and

(b) for subsection (3) there shall be substituted—

“(3) A candidate at a local government election in Scotland who is reported personally guilty or guilty by his agents of any corrupt or illegal practice shall also be incapable from the date of the report of holding the office of councillor of any local authority in Scotland—

(a) for ten years, if reported personally guilty of a corrupt practice,

(b) for three years, if reported guilty by his agents of a corrupt practice, or

(c) during the period for which the candidate was elected to serve or for which if elected he might have served, if reported personally guilty or guilty by his agents of an illegal practice,

and if at the date of the report he holds any such office, then the office shall be vacated as from that date.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 17 wholly in force at 16.2.2001; Sch. 17 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 163(2); Sch. 17 in force at 16.2.2001 by S.I. 2001/222, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I (subject to transitional provisions in Sch. 1 Pt. II)