The Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment (No. 2) Order 2016
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2016 No. 354
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
The Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment (No. 2) Order 2016
Made 7thNovember 2016
Coming into force 8thNovember 2016
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(1) and 16(2) and (3) of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(j) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000(2), they have consulted the Electoral Commission.
In accordance with section 16(5) of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, a draft of the Order has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Citation, commencement and transitional provision
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment (No. 2) Order 2016 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
(2) The amendments made by this Order do not apply in relation to an election for which the date of poll is before 4th May 2017.
Amendment of the Scottish Local Government Elections Order 2011
2. The Scottish Local Government Elections Order 2011(3) is amended as follows.
3. In schedule 1 (Scottish local government election rules)—
(a) in rule 25 (equipment of polling stations)—
(i) in paragraph (4), omit the words after ‘outside every polling station’; and
(ii) after paragraph (4), insert—
‘(4A) A notice in the form set out in Form 13A, or a form to the like effect, giving directions for the guidance of voters in voting, shall be exhibited in every compartment of every polling station.’;
(b) in rule 43 (the count)—
(i) in paragraph (1)(b), omit ‘if required to do so by a candidate or an election agent,’;
(ii) in paragraph (5), for the words from ‘Where under’ to ‘do so’ substitute ‘The returning officer shall verify each ballot paper account’; and
(iii) in paragraph (5), for ‘, which any election agent may copy’ substitute ‘and shall, on request, supply a copy of that statement to any election agent’;
(c) in rule 44 (rejected ballot papers), in paragraph (1)(a) after ‘electronic’ insert ‘or other’; and
(d) in Part VII (forms for use at Scottish local government elections)—
(i) for Forms 1 and 8 to 12, substitute the equivalently numbered forms which are set out in the schedule of this order;
(ii) for Form 13, substitute the forms numbered 13 and 13A which are set out in that schedule; and
(iii) for Forms 14 and...
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