The Cairngorms National Park Elections (Scotland) Order 2003

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART II ELECTIONS

   1. 3. Returning officer etc.

   2. 4. Payment of expenses of returning officer

   3. 5. Election of persons as members

   4. 6. Qualification for nomination, election and holding office as a member

   5. 7. Disqualifications for nomination, election and holding office as a member

   6. 8. Filling of casual vacancies

   7. 9. Timetable

   8. 10. Notice of election

   9. 11. Nomination of candidates

   10. 12. Consent to nomination

   11. 13. Subscription of nomination paper

   12. 14. Withdrawal of candidates

   13. 15. Nomination in more than one electoral ward

   14. 16. Inspection of nomination papers

   15. 17. Method of election and notice of uncontested election

   16. 18. Manner of voting at elections

   17. 19. Ballot papers

   18. 20. Absent voters

   19. 21. Closing dates for applications

   20. 22. Grant or refusal of applications

   21. 23. List kept under article 20

   22. 24. The official mark

   23. 25. Prohibition of disclosure of vote

4. PART III ISSUE AND RECEIPT OF BALLOT PAPERS

   1. 26. Interpretation of Part III

   2. 27. Issue of ballot papers

   3. 28. Appointment of counting agents

   4. 29. Order for issuing ballot papers

   5. 30. Notification of requirement of secrecy

   6. 31. Notice of issue of ballot papers

   7. 32. Refusal to issue ballot paper

   8. 33. Envelopes

   9. 34. Delivery of ballot papers

   10. 35. Spoilt ballot papers and covering envelopes

   11. 36. Lost ballot papers

   12. 37. Opening of ballot box

   13. 38. Opening of covering envelopes

   14. 39. Attendance at counting of votes

   15. 40. The count

   16. 41. Re-count

   17. 42. Rejected ballot papers

   18. 43. Decisions on ballot papers

   19. 44. Equality of votes

   20. 45. Declaration of result

   21. 46. Sealing up of ballot papers

   22. 47. Delivery of documents

   23. 48. Orders for production of documents

   24. 49. Retention and public inspection of documents

   25. 50. Countermand or abandonment of poll on death of candidate

5. PART IV MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL

   1. 51. Election expenses

   2. 52. Election expenses returns

   3. 53. Effect of misdescription

6. Signature

7. Explanatory Note